"The sinner is at the heart of Christianity. No one is as competent as the sinner in matters of Christianity. No one, except a saint."

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Source : "Basic Verities, Prose and Poetry". Book by Charles Péguy. "Un Nouveau théologien" (1911), 1943.

Charles Peguy

#Heart Quotes #Saint Quotes #Matter Quotes

“I was never unhappy with the shows. I didn't get into [the writing]. I had an area. My area was my character. My area was what they gave me to do.”

Source : "Sledge Hammer! star David Rasche on the fun of puncturing American gun culture". Interview with John Teti, tv.avclub.com. January 16, 2016.
“It is sometimes desirable to distort or accentuate with lenses of various focal lengths... Deliberate distortion may actually add to its reality.”
“Because youve done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.”
“There are only two things to remember. Number one...Don't Stop, and number two...Keep Going!”

Source : Frank Zappa (2011). “Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention - One Size Fits All (Songbook)”, p.6, Hal Leonard Corporation
“He who has ceased to learn has ceased to teach. He who no longer sows in the study will no more reap in the pulpit.”
“Instead of putting flowers in books to flatten them you can use a brick.”
“During my long investigation of these strange objects, I have seen many reports verified by Air Force Intelligence, detailed accounts by Air Force pilots, radar operators, and other trained observers proving the UFOs are high-speed craft superior to anything built on Earth.”
“Language: the one tool that enables us to grasp hold of our lives and transcend our fate by understanding it.”

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