"You can't find God before an altar if that is the only place you look for him."

-- A. Powell Davies

#Looks Quotes #Altars Quotes #Ifs Quotes

“It is true that I didn't write any poetry between 1995 and 2011. The reason for this was probably because I had stayed away from fiction for so long and couldn't tear myself away from it.”
“Now suppose both death and hell were utterly defeated.Â Suppose the fight was fixed.Â Suppose God took you on a crystal ball trip into your future and you saw with indubitable certainty that despite everything â€” your sin, your smallness, your stupidity â€” you could have free for the asking your whole crazy heartâ€™s deepest desire: heaven, eternal joy.Â Would you not return fearless and singing?Â What can earth do to you, if you are guaranteed heaven?Â To fear the worst earthly loss would be like a millionaire fearing the loss of a penny â€” less, a scratch on a penny.”
“The environmental benefits of hydrogen are also outstanding. When used as an energy source, hydrogen produces no emissions besides water. Zero polluting emissions, an amazing advance over the current sources of energy that we use.”
“In my view, and in the view of a lot of intelligence experts, the terrorist threat that we face now has morphed significantly from the days of 9/11 to homegrown violent extremism. We have to be concerned and focused on homegrown violent extremism, countering violent extremism that exists within our borders.”

Source : Source: www.politico.com
“And now, my friends, a dragon's toast! Here's to life's little blessings: war, plagues, and all forms of evil. Their presence keeps us alert--- and their absence keeps us grateful.”

Source : T. A. Barron (2011). “The Dragon of Avalon”, p.220, Penguin
“I don't want to be nasty but let's just say Robbie Williams is no Freddie Mercury.”
“Allah will intervene into our emotional states. He can give you tranquillity again; whether it's anxiety, fear, grief, anger - whatever emotion, whatever thing that's happened that has left you scared, Allah can remove that scar entirely.”
“things cannot be expected to turn up of themselves. We must in a measure assist to turn them up”

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