"The only obligation I recognize is to say what I believe to be true [ ] and to say it with kindness. I believe that is how a Christian conversation should proceed."

-- Marilynne Robinson

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“Someone described Providence as the baptismal name of chance; no doubt some pious person will retort that chance is the nickname of Providence.”
“If you are not setting a trap, then you are probably walking into one. It is the mark of the master to do both at once.”

Source : Jedediah Berry (2009). “The Manual of Detection: A Novel”, p.170, Penguin
“There's very few people - like Shakespeare - who, no matter what, were gonna do what they did. For the rest of us, there's a lot of events that have to happen in order for things to end up the way they are.”

Source : "Oscar Isaac: 'The irony is not lost on me. Being celebrated for playing someone who wasn't'". Interview with Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. May 23, 2013.
“It's just like Eddie Sharkey told me along time ago...GET THE MONEY!”
“Which do you fight for?" "Actually, I'm here by mistake." "Mistake?" "Yes. Sort of. Well, it's a long story. And now ... I'm here. And I'm not fighting. My plan is to enjoy the food until you kick me out.”
“American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“You can have immediate regrets, but if you look at stuff and say, 'Things happen for a reason', there's a fatalistic thing about it. Something will happen that will justify it in some way”
“Before I became famous I had a very full life, and that gave me a lot to pick from. I always use everything. It always comes in handy. Working with animals... Well, I just enjoyed that. That was the most peaceful time.”

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