"The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land."

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Source : John Jakes (2012). “California Gold”, p.28, Open Road Media

John Jakes

#Land Quotes #California Quotes #Gold Quotes

“In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That's a little bit too much.”
“Now therefore, be it Resolved by the Fiftieth Annual Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, That we hereby declare that we are unalterably opposed to any program which would entail the surrender of any part of the sovereignty of the United States of America in favor of a world government.”
“I'm much pickier about what I put in my body. I always read labels now, whereas before I didn't even think to.”
“judge not that ye be not judged”
“In the theatre you can change things ever so slightly; it's an organic thing. Whereas in film you only have that chance on the day, and you have no control over it at all.”

Source : "Judi Dench: 'I never want to stop working" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2012.
“More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that weren't relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were two sides to Steve Jobs: the romantic, poetic, countercultural rebel on one side, and the serious businessperson on the other.”
“I'm a bold Christian, not a scaredy-cat Christian.”
“I pray that we bring the sound of heaven to earth”

Source : Darlene Zschech (2001). “Extravagant worship”

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