"... we see the poor as a mass of shadow, painted in one flat grey wash, at the remote edges of our sunshine."

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Source : Albion Fellows Bacon (1914). “Beauty for Ashes, by Albion Fellows Bacon; with Numerous Illustrations”

Albion Fellows Bacon

#Sunshine Quotes #Shadow Quotes #Poor Quotes

“Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it.”
“Oh, how much mercy have I received the year past! How often has God caused His goodness to pass before me! And how poorly have I answered the vows I made this time twelve month to be wholly the Lord's, to be forever devoted to His service! The Lord help me to live more to His glory for the time to come. This has been a sweet, a happy day to me; blessed be God...I hardly ever so longed to live to God and to be altogether devoted to Him. I wanted to wear out my life in His service, and for His glory”
“My mother is French, my father is Texan.”

Source : "Mireille Enos Is Killing Us". Interview with Tom Chiarella, www.esquire.com. April 15, 2012.
“The word enchant comes from the Latin 'incantare', meaning to sing or chant magical words or sounds.”

Source : Jonathan Goldman (2002). “Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics”, p.47, Simon and Schuster
“Once you adopt a value-investment strategy, any other investment behavior starts to seem like gambling.”
“A story has to have muscle as well as meaning, and the meaning has to be in the muscle.”
“Never despair of a child. The one you weep the most for at the mercy-seat may fill your heart with the sweetest joys.”
“Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.”

Source : "ESPN's Hannah Storm on Hiking With Ronda Rousey, Watching a Ball Game With Vin Scully (Q&A)". Interview with Debbie Emery, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 24, 2014.

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