"And it occurs to me that if I were aboard a rowboat floating in the middle of all the beer I've drunk in a lifetime, I'd never be able to see the shore."

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Source : Al Purdy, Robert Budde (2006). “The more easily kept illusions: the poetry of Al Purdy”, Wilfrid Laurier Univ Pr

Al Purdy

#Beer Quotes #Drunk Quotes #Floating Quotes

“I think the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is as great as it is because it's become it's a labor of love. They love what they do.”
“The Bible is the chief moral cause of all that is good and the best corrector of all that is evil in human society; the best book for regulating the temporal [secular] concerns of men.”
“My number one goal is to love, support and be there for my son.”

Source : "Farrah Attacks Son's Drug Dealer" by wenn.com, June 1, 2001.
“Thereâ€™s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: â€˜The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.â€™”
“So Ham's wife that was preserved on the Ark was a Negro of the seed of Cain and there was a priestly purpose in it, that the Devil would have a representation as well as God.”
“We are so much more powerful and important than we realize. In each moment that we connect with another, we have the opportunity to etch a memory into their heart.”
“Bill Gore from Goretex was a very strong influence because he was one of the first larger companies to experiment with freedom in the workplace.”
“Why did the little girls grow crippled While the little boys grow strong The boys allowed to come of age The girls just came along The girls were told sing harmonies The boys could all sing songs That's why little girls grew crippled While little boys grew strong.”

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