"No duty is more earnestly impressed upon us in Scripture than the duty of continual communion with Him."

“At this young age I am already sold on the idea of the dog. One of God's absolutely greatest inventions and one that needs no more tinkering. The dog is the perfect beast, companion, friend, shoulder to lean on, and scapegoat when too many cookies are missing. And a dog won't hold that against you, either. I am at peace sitting in silence with a dog.”

Source : Rick Springfield (2010). “Late, Late at Night”, p.45, Simon and Schuster

“Just like the poles of a magnet, some people are drawn to death and others are repulsed by it, but we all have to deal with it.”

“I hate cynicism - it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere.”

“The beer tastes better when you win”

“The bill that job creators and out-of-work Americans need us to pass is the one that ensures taxes won't go up - one that says Americans and small-business owners won't get hit with more bad news at the end of the year.”

“You're either going to walk through life and experience it fully or you're going to be a voyeur. And I'm not a voyeur.”

“I've been knocked down a lot of times.”

“But I believe that God is overheadAnd as life is to the living, so death is to the dead.”

Source : MARY MAPES DODGE (1879). “ALONG THE WAY”