"Let me say the good are often punished unfairly."

-- Ann Rinaldi

“A woman may live without a lover, but a lover once admitted, she never goes through life with only one. She is deserted, and cannot bear her anguish and solitude, and hence fills up the void with a second idol.”
“The countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.”
“Why is fear part of earth life? Perhaps our Heavenly Fatherâ€™s greatest hope is that through our fears we may choose to turn to Him. The uncertainties of earth life can help to remind each of us that we are dependent on Him. But that reminder is not automatic. It involves our agency. We must choose to take our fears to Him, choose to trust Him, and choose to allow Him to direct us. We must make these choices when what we feel most inclined to do is to rely more and more on our own frantic and often distorted thinking.”
“Self-confidence carries conviction; it makes other people believe in us.”
“I know I probably should be sad about my mother's cancer... but she still hasn't seen The Last Kiss, you know?”
“The optimist underestimates how difficult it is to achieve real change, believing that anything is possible and it's possible now. Only by confronting head-on the reality that all progress is going to be obstructed by vested interests and corrupted by human venality can we create realistic programmes that actually have a chance of success.”

Source : "In praise of cynicism" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. July 10, 2013.
“It's said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies - because you never know when you'll have to work with them.”

Source : Lana Turner (1982). “Lana--the lady, the legend, the truth”, Dutton Adult
“Do not say, 'I am only a boy'; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.”

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