"It specifically says in the Torah that you can eat shrimp and bacon in a Chinese restaurant."

-- Jason Alexander

#Chinese Quotes #Shrimp Quotes #Torah Quotes

“Without God we are but bruised reeds, ever threatened by the prospect of being crushed by lifeâ€™s uncaring millstone. Without God we are nothing, our lives worthless, our days an endless circular tread. Without God we stand condemned, doomed to a life without the precious gift of hope.”

Source : T. Davis Bunn, Isabella Bunn (2004). “The Innocent Libertine (Heirs of Acadia Book #2)”, p.200, Bethany House
“It's a true testament to say that there are no small roles in Hollywood. People say, "Oh, I just said one line." or "I was walking in the background." Don't deny humble beginnings.”
“Everybody generalizes from one example. At least, I do.”

Source : Steven Brust (2002). “Issola”, p.201, Macmillan
“Don't order any of the faerie food," said Jace, looking at her over the top of his menu. "It tends to make humans a little crazy. One minute you're munching a faerie plum, the next minute you're running naked down Madison Avenue with antlers on your head. Not," he added hastily, "that this has ever happened to me.”
“You are judged on your last game no matter how many you have banked.”
“It is not a sacrifice, it's a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it”
“To reach out to you when I'm in need, and to try to be here for you when you need me back. And to feel such tenderness when I look at you that I want to stand between you and all the world: and yet also to lift you up and carry you above the strong currents of life; and at the same time, I would be glad to stand always like this, at a distance, watching you, the beauty of you.”
“Despite the long-term reduction in familial roles and functions, we believe that parents are still the world's greatest experts about the needs of their own children. Virtually any private or public program that supports parents, effectively supports children. This principle of supporting family vitality seems to us preferable to any policy that would have the state provide children directly with what it thinks they need.”

Source : Kenneth Keniston, Carnegie Council on Children (1977). “All our children: the American family under pressure”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

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