"A good orator is pointed and impassioned."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider's route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that he was expected at the beginning to cover close to forty-five miles - a good ride when one must average fifteen miles an hour.”
“If you put a ten dollar bill under the rug instead of spending it, that is capital formation. It represents ten dollars' worth of something that might have been immediately consumed, but wasn't.”

Source : Garet Garrett (1965). “The people's pottage”, Caxton Printers
“She has the gift of accepting her life.”
“Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success.”
“That's what I like about you, senator, you're kicking it old-school.”

Source : Russ Feingold (2012). “While America Sleeps: A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era”, p.175, Broadway Books
“Since Christ is the Word of God and the Truth of God, he may be received even by those who have not heard of his manifestation in the flesh... We have, therefore. the hope that even among the heathen there may be some, like Socrates, who, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit working through the truth of nature and conscience, have found the way of life and salvation.”

Source : Augustus Hopkins Strong (1907). “Systematic Theology: A Compendium and Commonplace Book Designed for the Use of Theological Students”
“I’ve always felt very attuned to, and at home in, the gay community.”

Source : "Annaleigh Ashford Takes ‘Lost In The Stars,’ Her Glitzy Solo Cabaret, On The Road". Interview with Curtis M. Wong, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 20, 2015.
“I was like, 'Oh, my God, girls are so pretty and soft. No stubble burn! What am I doing with guys?' [I] haven't dipped back since, but I was very appreciative of the experience.”

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