"The function of an ideal is not to be realized but, like that of the North Star, to serve as a guiding point."

-- Edward Abbey

#Stars Quotes #Function Quotes #North Star Quotes

“Poor people, people of color - especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.”
“No one knew what Rodney King had done beforehand to be stopped. No one realized that he was a parolee and that he was violating his parole. No one knew any of those things. All they saw was this grainy film and police officers hitting him over the head.”
“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
“An action comitted in anger is an action doomed to failure.”
“[Mary] is the safest, easiest, shortest and most perfect way of approaching Jesus and will surrender themselves to her, body and soul, without reserve in order to belong entirely to Jesus.”

Source : Saint Louis de Montfort (2016). “True Devotion to Mary: Saint Louis de Montfort”, p.35, Danka
“An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.”

Source : Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.137, Innovations and Information
“One-third of our people were dangerously ill, getting worse hourly, and we felt sure of meeting the same fate, with death as our only prospect, which in such a country was much worse yet.”

Source : Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Marco da Nizza (padre), Antonio de Mendoza (1964). “The journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca: trans. from his own narrative”
“I just like good stories. I like really interesting scripts, I love really great filmmakers. And I'm open to all genres and all stories. But, there's certain ones that attract me, and I don't really sort of look at what I think is going to be successful, I look at more so, you know, is this what I want to do regardless of what everybody else thinks?”

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