"To Napoleon on why his works on celestial mechanics make no mention of God: Your Highness, I have no need of this hypothesis."

-- Pierre-Simon Laplace

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“The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.”
“Sin! Sin! Thou art a hateful and horrible thing, that abominable thing which God hates. And what wonder? Thou hast insulted His holy majesty; thou hast bereaved Him of beloved children; thou hast crucified the Son of His infinite love; thou hast vexed His gracious Spirit; thou hast defied His power; thou hast despised His grace; and in the body and blood of Jesus, as if that were a common thing, thou hast trodden under foot His matchless mercy. Surely, brethren, the wonder of wonders is, that sin is not that abominable thing which we also hate.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 546, 1895.
“I'm not playing for other people; if I start thinking in those terms I would put too much pressure on myself. I play basketball because that is what I love to do.”

Source : Interview with Eric Guilleminault, www.nbadraft.net. June 16, 2010.
“In a war, you do whatever you have to do.”
“Most investors want to do today what they should have done yesterday.”
“The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”
“The nation doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are.”
“Students do not need to be labeled or measured any more than they are. They don't need more Federal funds, grants, and gimmicks. What they need from us is common sense, dedication, and bright, energetic teachers who believe that all children are achievers and who take personally the failure of any one child.”

Source : Marva Collins (1990). “Marva Collins' Way”, Tarcher

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