"The first Rotarian was the first man to call John the Baptist Jack."

-- H. L. Mencken

#Men Quotes #Modern Life Quotes #Baptists Quotes

“If I could only remember that the days were not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one might dwell in safety and peace, but only food for the fires of the heart.”

Source : Edmund Wilson (2001). “I Thought of Daisy”, p.59, University of Iowa Press
“I have always been adventurous and rather daring.”
“Love is only a dance. I'll try to apply myself And teach my heart how to sing. I'll go my way by myself Like a bird on the wing I'll face the unknown, I'll build a world of my own; No one knows better than I myself I'm by myself alone.”

Source : "Dancing in the dark".
“The Kennedy assassination has demonstrated that most of the major events of world significance are masterfully planned and orchestrated by an elite coterie of enormously powerful people who are not of one nation, one ethnic grouping, or one over-ridingly important business group. They are a power unto themselves for whom those others work. Neither is this power elite of recent origin. Its roots go deep into the past.”
“Everything about it was false. Right then, in that office, with the realization that no one knew the truth about my life, my thoughts about the world were shaken.”
“Pinterest has been helpful to my business. Making inspiration boards is really key to developing products. When I was getting married, I literally cut out tear sheets and put my own boards together. Had I known about Pinterest, I would have been able to do it so much more easily.”
“I think the hardest part to get to is that point of asking for help or reaching out to other people and being honest with yourself.”

Source : "The Tao Of Mary-Kate" by Kevin Sessums, www.elle.com. June 2, 2008.
“Edward Conard’s book represents the most cogent and persuasive analysis of the Financial Crisis to date. It is deeper and likely more accurate than what we have seen so far from journalists, academ- ics, and particularly former government officials.”

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