"I've always been in danger, but I don't mind."

-- Sima Samar

#Mind Quotes #Danger Quotes #Refugee Quotes

“Why did I start with them? Why do any of us choose one company over another as an employer? The money? At the beginning they all offer more or less the same and no one know how it will go after that. I guess it is often not so much your prospects at a particular firm, because these are essentially unknowable, but whether people will think you have done well to get the job there, that determines you choice. That was largely it in my case. It was really the prestige. They gave good letterhead.”

Source : Elliot Perlman (1999). “The Reasons I Won't be Coming: Stories”, Riverhead Books (Hardcover)
“The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things.”

Source : William Ames (1968). “The marrow of theology”
“My colleague Sen. Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania Republican, erroneously suggested that I support the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to biological evolution. That simply is not true. ... Unlike biological evolution, intelligent design is not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has no place in the curriculum of our nation's public school science classes.”
“For life, good youth, hath never an illWhich hope cannot scatter, and faith cannot kill;And stubborn realities never shall bindThe free-spreading wings of a cheerful mind.”
“Each person has the potential of making a positive impact on the world. It all depends on what you do with what you have. Success is not to be measured by the amount of money you possess or the position you attain but rather in how you use both. Position and money can be squandered or abused, but they can also be used to help others.”
“While most Americans have access to the best oral health care in the world, low-income children suffer disproportionately from oral disease.”
“Literary theories will not make a writer write.”
“With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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