"You have the God-given right to kick the government around - don't hesitate to do so."

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Source : Speech in South Bend, Indiana, September 11, 1968, as reported by the Louisville, Kentucky, Courier-Journal. p. A3, September 12, 1968.

Edmund Muskie

#Government Quotes #Given Quotes #Kicks Quotes

“There are lots of things in the folklore, like they can only be killed by a silver bullet, that don't realistically work, if you're trying to say they have existed for hundreds of years, unknown.”
“Material objectives consume too much of our attention. The struggle for what we need or for more than we need exhausts our time and energy. We pursue pleasure or entertainment, or become very involved in associations or civic matters. Of course, people need recreation, need to be achieving, need to contribute, but if these come at the cost of friendship with Christ, the price is much too high. The substitutions we fashion to take the place of God in our lives truly hold no water. To the measure we thus refuse the "living water," we miss the joy we could have.”

Source : Marion D. Hanks (1974). “The Gift of Self”, Bookcraft, Incorporated
“The universe is but one vast Symbol of God.”
“The musical culture in the United States has no doubt suffered severe setbacks, especially in funding, since the early 2000's. However, I've been amazed at the resiliency of those involved with contemporary music in this country. I think composers and those dedicated to contemporary music have reacted with tremendous creativity and resourcefulness.”
“It is not our comment on the Word that saves, but the Word itself.”
“You have to communicate on a much greater scale. With a camera, you can use the flick of an eye. On stage, a lot of other things are happening that can pull focus or energy. You're always thinking the same way, but you have to amplify your thoughts with the volume of your speech and the ways you use your whole body to communicate what you're feeling. It's a little bit different from film.”
“If the most important thing for your project is to put on a circus, then you have less chance of winning things.”

Source : "Figo slams 'galactico circus' at Real Madrid" by Sid Lowe, www.telegraph.co.uk. March 30, 2006.
“I'm a vegan, but you can be really unhealthy as a vegan, too.”

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

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