"Truth is the agreement of our ideas with the ideas of God."

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Source : Jonathan Edwards (2009). “The Philosophy of Jonathan Edwards: From His Private Notebook”, p.30, Wipf and Stock Publishers

Jonathan Edwards

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“People with a culture of poverty suffer much less from repression than we of the middle class suffer and indeed, if I may make the suggestion with due qualification, they often have a hell of a lot more fun than we have.”

Source : Brian Friel (2016). “Brian Friel: Collected Plays - Volume 2: The Freedom of the City; Volunteers; Living Quarters; Aristocrats; Faith Healer; Translations”, p.41, Faber & Faber
“I'm 20 years old. I like to party as much as anyone my age. Going clubbing is my way of relaxing or releasing a lot of stress. I don't feel that I should have to justify that part of my life. I don't know that I'm necessarily an addict.”
“It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.”

Source : Saint Ambrose, Aeterna Press (2016). “On the Duties of the Clergy”, p.49, Aeterna Press
“What we accomplished during World War Two is just amazing. We turned our country upside down. African Americans were demanding to be given combat missions. 10% of Americans moved in order to relocate for a war job. We as a country accomplished this heroic, nearly miraculous thing, and we have this legacy of policies and agency - how did they do it? How did they fund it? How did they organize it? It is actually an example that we can borrow from very productively to guide us.”
“Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated.”

Source : Jill Bolte Taylor (2008). “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey”, p.164, Penguin
“No one ever made a million bucks by being cautious or timid or reasonable.”
“My audience is much more center right, or centrist.”
“I say the American Medical Association ought to get the hell off the golf course and answer this question ...”

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