"Ireland is a fruitful mother of genius, but a barren nurse."

-- John Boyle O'Reilly

#Mother Quotes #Nurse Quotes #Ireland And The Irish Quotes

“He wanted pure compliments, just as he wanted unconditional love.”

Source : Alan Hollinghurst (2014). “The Line of Beauty: Picador Classic”, p.77, Pan Macmillan
“Man must now assume the responsibility for his world. He can no longer shove it off on religious power.”

Source : Harvey Cox (2013). “The Secular City: Secularization and Urbanization in Theological Perspective”, p.258, Princeton University Press
“I myself have been in therapy. Repeatedly.”
“Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.”
“The problem is, if you really want the Truth, then you have to have God along with it.”

Source : Frank Peretti (2008). “The Veritas Project: Hangman's Curse”, p.25, Thomas Nelson Inc
“In the first moments when we come away from the presence of death, every other relation to the living is merged, to our feeling, in the great relation of a common nature and a common destiny.”
“There is something that feels stagnant about having things you don't use or wear. But shoes are my thing. Shoes and scarves, I'm a big fan of the scarf.”
“The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one”

Source : Igor Stravinsky (1970). “Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons”, p.65, Harvard University Press

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