"In the Catholic Worker we must try to have the voluntary poverty of St. Francis, the charity of St. Vincent de Paul, the intellectual approach of St. Dominic, the easy conversations about things that matter of St. Philip Neri, the manual labor of St. Benedict."

-- Peter Maurin

#Catholic Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #Trying Quotes

“The darker the walls,the brighter the sky outside.”
“In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor.”
“I don't have much of an imagination, but I have a mind bank of details, which I play with. It's how I daydream, so writing like that is natural for me.”

Source : Source: www.percontra.net
“The market is not a place, a thing, or a collective entity. It is a process.”
“Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible.”

Source : New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, www.foxnews.com. August 29, 2012.
“They take journalism really seriously because they know the force that it is and can be.”
“I used to be self conscious about my height, but then I thought, ***** that, I'm Harry Potter.”
“You ever heard of a guy named Jeff Buckley? He's one of the best singers I've ever heard.”

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