"Sentences in which I have tried for a certain light tone -- many of those have to do with events, upheavals, destructions that caused me to weep like a child."

-- Elizabeth Hardwick

#Children Quotes #Light Quotes #Events Quotes

“I want to avoid locking people into solutions that work only with Postfix. People should have a choice in what software they want to use with Postfix, be it anti-virus or otherwise.”
“The greatest misery does not stop Me from uniting Myself to a soul, but where there is pride, I am not there.”
“As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography.”
“The truths of the Scriptures are so marked and inimitable, that the inventor would be more of a miraculous character than the hero.”
“Strife, only a slight thing when she first rears her head but her head soon hits the sky as she strides across the earth.”
“The queen of virtues is the recognition of one's own flaws.”
“In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.”

Source : Brennan Manning (2014). “Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging”, p.101, Tyndale House
“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.”

Source : "The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration: A Year of Motivation, Revelation, and Instruction". Book by Kevin Nelson, p. 11, 1999.

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