"A wall is the safeguard of simplicity."

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Source : Alice Meynell (2013). “The Essential Alice Meynell Collection”, p.25, eBookIt.com

Alice Meynell

#Wall Quotes #Simplicity Quotes

“Yeah, anytime anybody has a kid, you know how you feel when you have a kid, you look at the world differently because your kid's in the world now. When it's just you, whatever happens happens but now you pay more attention to political things. You pay more attention to things because your daughter or your son has to deal with these circumstances.”
“When I'm in Boston, I always feel like I'm home. I almost cry, I feel so good.”
“Your problems with me are not my problems, those are your problems.”
“A story communicates fear, hope, and anxiety, and because we can feel it, we get the moral not just as a concept, but as a teaching of our hearts. Thatâ€™s the power of story.”
“We have to put in our time every day to try and achieve and learn so that we can develop our talents and each of you, thank goodness, have special talents; each of you are special persons.”
“Fate determines who comes into our lives Our attitude and actions determine who stays in our lives.”
“Some say Christianity is just a crutch. But let's turn the question on its edge for a moment. Is atheism an emotional crutch, wishful thinking? The ax cuts both ways. Perhaps atheists are rejecting God because they've had a bad relationship with their father. Instead of inventing God, have atheists invented non-God? Have they invented atheism to escape some of the frightening implications of God's existence? Think about it.”

Source : "Is Atheism a Crutch?". str.typepad.com. March 24, 2010.
“Sometimes you meet people who can't swim. And I always think: 'Oh my God, that's extraordinary.' For me, it's always been a treat I just feel really happy in the water.”

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