"They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy."

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Source : 'Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College' (1747) l. 38

Thomas Gray

#Voice Quotes #Wind Quotes #Joy Quotes

“Books have their idiosyncrasies as well as people, and will not show me their full beauties unless the place and time in which they are read suits them.”

Source : Elizabeth von Arnim (2016). “The Solitary Summer”, p.14, Elizabeth von Arnim
“I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am.”
“Being bodiless, God is nowhere, but as God He is everywhere. If there were a mountain, a place or any part of Creation where God was not, then He would be found to be in some way circumscribed. So He is everywhere and in everything. In what way is this so? Is He contained not by each part but by the whole? No, because then that would be a body. He embraces and encompasses everything, and is Himself everywhere and also above everything, worshipped by true worshippers in His Spirit and Truth.”
“Our faith can only go as far as our awareness of Gods goodness”
“American cities are kind of difficult contexts to work in. They are politically complex. There are a lot of different interest groups. It takes immense political skill to get anything done at all.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“I finally realized that my relaxation is practicing the piano and writing. I've tried to do other things, but I've learned through the decades, that this is what I enjoy, practicing music and writing.”

Source : "A Fireside Chat With Andrew Hill". Interview with Fred Jung, jazzweekly.com.
“It is an indication of Chelski's warped finances that even successive titles can be regarded as failure. Spend unprecedented sums and only unprecedented success can be commensurate. Chelski won't get the credit they think they deserve because of the money they've spent. There's Â£300m worth of difference between a victory and an achievement.”
“Most consequential choices involve shades of gray, and some fog is often useful in getting things done”

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