"Novelty may fix our attention not even on the service but on the celebrant. You know what I mean. Try as one may to exclude it, the question "What on earth is he up to now?" will intrude. It lays one's devotion waste. There is really some excuse for the man who said, "I wish they'd remember that the charge to Peter was Feed my sheep; not Try experiments on my rats, or even, Teach my performing dogs new tricks."

-- C. S. Lewis

#Dog Quotes #Mean Quotes #Men Quotes

“There are more people living in Lower Manhattan now than before the terrorist attacks. That's faith for you. There's such a strong spirit here”

Source : Michael Rounds' State of the State Address, legis.sd.gov. January 11, 2005.
“No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.”
“I find, in being black, a thing of beauty: a joy; a strength; a secret cup of gladness.”

Source : Ossie Davis (2006). “Life Lit by Some Large Vision: Selected Speeches and Writings”, p.271, Simon and Schuster
“Pride is the ground in which all the other sins grow, and the parent from which all the other sins come.”

Source : William Barclay (2003). “Day by Day with William Barclay: Selected Readings for Daily Reflection”, Hendrickson Publishers
“There aren't that many galleries in Havana. There are a few state galleries and an ever-increasing but still limited number of independent galleries; there's no comparison with the number in New York.”
“We are Heavenly Fatherâ€™s children. He wants to be a part of our lives, to bless us, and to help us. He will heal our wounds, dry our tears, and help us along our path to return to His presence. As we look to Him, He will lead us.”
“The white peopleâ€™s thought is full of ignorance. They constantly devastate the land they live on and transform the waters they drink into quagmires! There is only one sky and we must take care of it, for if it becomes sick, everything will come to an end.”
“I have a very 'theatre' face. I have what they call a wide mask. I probably would have been a big film star in the '20s with the silent films where they used a lot of key lighting, and make-up carved out your face.”

Source : "DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Little Mermaid's Faith Prince Plus More Kander/Ebb Memories". Interview with Andrew Gans, www.playbill.com. May 01, 2009.

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