"I am inclined to say that the personal attendance and intervention of women in election proceedings, even apart from any suspicion of the wider objects of many of the promoters of the present movement, would be a practical evil not only of the gravest, but even of an intolerable character."

-- William E. Gladstone

#Character Quotes #Evil Quotes #Attendance Quotes

“Happiness is waking up, looking at the clock and finding that you still have two hours left to sleep.”
“Governments may change, and opinions, and the very appearance of lands themselves, but the slowest thing to change is religion. What has once been associated with worship becomes holy in itself, and self-perpetuating, always built upon the foundation of mingled awe and attraction which the unknown has for the mind of man.”

Source : Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth (1976). “Personal geography: almost an autobiography”, Stephen Greene Press
“I'm glad that it was so physical and so isolated”
“Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.”
“Play may not have so high a place in the divine economy, but is has as legitimate a place as prayer.”
“Americans in all places and levels of government have begun to consider the areas where we need to prepare ourselves from future threats, including the latest weapon: bio-terror.”
“Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love but refuse to admit openly. Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear. Fear that their feelings may not be recognized, or even worst, returned. But one thing about human beings puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within.”
“You know what I hate? Indian givers... no, I take that back.”

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