"Praying men are God's agents on earth, the representative of government of Heaven, set to a specific task on the earth."

-- Edward McKendree Bounds

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“Art has always been my salvation. And my gods are Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, Mozart. I believe in them with all my heart. And when Mozart is playing in my room, I am in conjunction with something I canâ€™t explain â€” I donâ€™t need to. I know that if thereâ€™s a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart. Or if I walk in the woods and I see an animal, the purpose of my life was to see that animal. I can recollect it, I can notice it. Iâ€™m here to take note of. And that is beyond my ego, beyond anything that belongs to me, an observer, an observer.”

Source : "Now" with Bill Moyers, www.pbs.org. March 12, 2004.
“There are always surprises. Life may be inveterately grim and the surprises disproportionately unpleasant, but it would be hardly worth living if there were no exceptions, no sunny days, no acts of random kindness.”

Source : T.C. Boyle (1996). “The Tortilla Curtain”, p.147, Penguin
“No, honestly, my mouth shouldn't be able to function unless my brain's engaged.”
“I don't really look at myself as a role model. And I just am the way I am and if people want to look up to me, they do. By no means do I like to give a negative image either.”
“I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.”
“We're going to do everything possible to make sure that food safety is always paramount, and that we work with the industry as aggressively as we can to make sure that we're paying attention to the food-safety issues.”

Source : "An Exclusive Interview: USDA Secretary Mike Johanns". Interview with Sam Gazdziak, www.provisioneronline.com. June 1, 2005.
“I was sitting alone in a grim mood - furious that the press attacked Senator Edwards on the price of a haircut. But it inspired me - from now on, all haircuts, etc., that are necessary and important for his campaign - please send the bills to me. ... It is a way to help our friend without government restrictions.”
“The sweetest happiness is one that we share .”

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