"Now nature is not at variance with art, nor art with nature; they being both the servants of his providence. Art is the perfection of nature. Were the world now as it was the sixth day, there were yet a chaos. Nat, are unconscious of the harmony of creation."

-- Thomas Cole

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“Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have.”
“It was necessary to have an even depth of corn on the top compared to the sides, so the air would not take the easiest route and not evenly dry the stored corn.”
“I think we learn from medicine everywhere that it is, at its heart, a human endeavor, requiring good science but also a limitless curiosity and interest in your fellow human being, and that the physician-patient relationship is key; all else follows from it.”

Source : Interview with John McMurtrie, www.sfgate.com. March 14, 2010.
“I think in particular of our need to speak to the hearts of young people, who, despite their constant exposure to messages contrary to the Gospel, continue to thirst for authenticity, goodness and truth. Much remains to be done, particularly on the level of preaching and catechesis in parishes and schools, if the new evangelization is to bear fruit for the renewal of ecclesial life in America.”
“I know all too well that people only see what they want to see and remember only what they want to remember.”
“The government has a monopoly on the supply of marijuana that you can use in FDA-approved research. So even though there are 20 states and the District of Columbia [that have legalized medical marijuana], and there's marijuana everywhere, we've spent seven years trying to get 10 grams of marijuana for vaporizer research. We're the only people in America that can't get 10 grams of marijuana.”
“The most effectual encouragement to population is, the activity of industry, and the consequent multiplication of the national products.”
“I was country when country wasn't cool.”

Source : Song: I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool, Album: Barbara Mandrell Live

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