"It must be an odd feeling to be thankful to nobody in particular. Christians in public institutions often see this odd thing happening on Thanksgiving Day. Everyone in the institution seems to be thankful 'in general.' It's very strange. It's a little like being married in general."

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Source : Cornelius Plantinga (2001). “Beyond Doubt: Faith-Building Devotions on Questions Christians Ask”, p.52, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Cornelius Plantinga

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“Societies raise their grandest monuments to what their cultures value most highly. As the tallest buildings in a city noted for tall buildings, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were certainly monumental.”
“I would instill in my team an attitude of role modeling. We run to teach other people the value of physical activity. In all things, be humble and appreciative; hurt no one; help anyone you can.”

Source : Interview with Mick Grant, John Molvar, www.youthrunner.com. January 12, 2011.
“I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people. In the beginning he was just dismissed out of hand, which was terrible.”
“If I have brightened up one single sad childhood, then I have at least accomplished something in my life.”

Source : Astrid Lindgren's acceptance speech for The Right Livelihood Award, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 1994.
“An inch of progress is worth a yard of complaint.”
“I was very much provoked. Of course, I knew there are no fairies; but that needn't prevent my thinking there is.”
“Fashion wasn't what you wore someplace anymore; it was the whole reason for going.”
“It's not that every leaf must finally fall, it's just that we can never catch them all.”

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