"The peculiar striations that define someone's personality are too numerous to know, no matter how close the observer. A person we think we know can suddenly become someone else when previously hidden strands of his character are called to the fore by circumstance."

-- Elliot Perlman

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“There never was a moment in my life, when I felt so in the Presence, as I do now. I feel as if the Almighty were so real, and so near, that I could reach out and touch Him, as I could this wonderful work of His, if I dared. I feel like saying to Him: 'To the extent of my brain power I realize Your presence, and all it is in me to comprehend of Your power. Help me to learn, even this late, the lessons of Your wonderful creations. Help me to unshackle and expand my soul to the fullest realization of Your wonders. Almighty God, make me bigger, make me broader!”

Source : Gene Stratton-Porter (2006). “A Girl of the Limberlost”, p.208, Applewood Books
“Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.”
“There has been a transition from a nuclear-annihilation scenario to an isolated-terrorist-nuclear-bomb scenario. But we're still locked into a mind-set that nuclear war would be so overwhelming that any kind of preparedness would be futile.”
“Margaret Thatcher was the first political leader in any major country to warn of the dangers of climate change”
“I don't think I can put my finger exactly on when remission occurred, because from that moment on, I left Western medicine and never looked back. I practiced every day for ten to twelve hours a day - spiritual studies, meditation, pranayama, yoga postures, Ayurvedic studies, deep, deep, powerful cleansings and fasting.”
“Because of my own experience with market fluctuation, I recognize the great risks one takes on investments. This converts the Social Security safety net into a risky proposition many cannot afford to take.”
“Anyone who thinks itâ€™s funny to name their network "Tomâ€™sHugeEtc" is going to think itâ€™s funny that one of his neighbors is also named Tom and is embarrassed by it.”
“My big concern is keeping people off the highways today, so that we have no further accidents”

Source : "South Carolina Governor Discusses Snowstorm". "CNN Live Today" with Daryn Kagan, www.cnn.com. January 3, 2002.

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