"I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a token of gratitude."

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Source : William Banting (2005). “Letter on Corpulence”, p.50, Cosimo, Inc.

William Banting

#Gratitude Quotes #Determined Quotes #Mercy Quotes

“Nobody can make a monkey out of anyone who isn't a monkey to start with.”

Source : Esther Forbes (1998). “Johnny Tremain”, p.178, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The face she made at me was probably meant for a smile. Whatever it was, it beat me. I was afraid she'd do it again, so I surrendered”
“People may say what they like about the decay of Christianity the religious system that produced green Chartreuse can never really die.”
“Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done”

Source : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, Hyman George Rickover (1982). “Economics of Defense Policy: Adm. H.G. Rickover : Hearing Before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second Session”
“I had to audition for the part of Jnior, and I wanted the role terribly because I knew it was a great character. This guy is a wonderful, funny, mean old guy.”
“The love is what's left at the end because it's the bedrock, fundamental reality that gets hidden all the time, but never really goes away.”
“It's always the darkest just before the glorious dawn.”
“Nature places a simple constraint on those who leave the flock to go their own way: they get eaten. In society it's a bit more complicated. Nonetheless the admonition stands: avoiding the unknown has considerable survival value. Society, nature, and artmaking tend to produce guarded creatures.”

Source : David Bayles, Ted Orland (2001). “Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”, p.68, Image Continuum Press

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