"I'm a Catholic, raised a Catholic. I was an altar boy. Religion has been a huge part of my life. It helped lead me through a war, leads me today."

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Source : "Text Of Bush-Kerry Debate II (5)" by Jarrett Murphy, www.cbsnews.com. October 8, 2004.

John F. Kerry

#War Quotes #Boys Quotes #Catholic Quotes

“Mystery is like a kind of atmosphere which bathes the greatest works of the masters.”

Source : Auguste Rodin (2012). “Rodin on Art and Artists”, p.81, Courier Corporation
“This book is called "Blue Nights" because at the time I began it I found my mind turning increasingly to illness, to the end of promise, the dwindling of the days,the inevitability of the fading, the dying of the brightness. Blue nights are the opposite of the dying of the brightness, but they are also its warning.”
“No one should ever be afraid of failing; itâ€™s being afraid to give it your all in trying that I urge against. If there is one thing I have learned, particularly in my life as an athlete, it is that our limits may not be where we think they are. And, even when we think weâ€™ve finally reached them, the next time we go there exploring we often find that theyâ€™ve moved again.”

Source : Chrissie Wellington (2012). “A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey”, p.208, Hachette UK
“My first kiss was with a girlfriend. And it was at a party. I think I was hopeful that that would happen, but I didn't plan it. You know, honestly, I think if there's a little too much planning, it's almost just like self-sabotage. Because then, you want it to go a certain way and it just doesn't. And then you're like, 'Awww, why?'”
“The separation of a childless couple is dramatic, but the separation of a couple with children is always tragic.”
“Those of us raised in the Christian tradition need to choose to either see God in Jesus or to continue to let the Bible define God. Our tradition says that Jesus is God. Maybe we should act as if we think he is instead of worshipping a book. Maybe we should be brave enough to admit that we are compelled to either become blinded ideologues or we need to forthrightly pick and choose what we follow in the Bible. Most Christians do that anyway, many just donâ€™t admit it.”
“Watch your back, but more importantly when you get out the shower, dry your back. Its a cold world out there.”
“Democracy actually requires that the whole public be able to see common problems and address them and step outside of their own sort of narrow self-interest to do so.”

Source : "What the Internet is hiding from you". Interview with Doug Gross, www.cnn.com. May 19, 2011.

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