"Tennyson seems to be the patron saint of the wishy washies, which is perhaps why I admire him so much, not only as a poet, but as a man."

-- A. N. Wilson

#Men Quotes #Saint Quotes #Poet Quotes

“We are the only people on Earth asked to guarantee the security of our occupier...while Israel is the only country that calls for defense from its victims.”
“Man created God in his image: intolerant, sexist, homophobic and violent.”
“When they are 50 yards from Parliament Hill, they are no longer honourable members, they are just nobodies.”
“The farther a man knows himself to be free from perfection, the nearer he is to it.”
“It takes a pretty strong person, a rather unusual young person, to stand up to ridicule and refuse to give in to temptation. There are so many things today in modern music, on television, and in the movies that portray a life that is nowhere near the life the Lord would have us live. Consequently, we cannot afford to turn to the radio, television, or Hollywood to take our cues about what is right and what is wrong. It is scary to realize that the more we are exposed to Hollywood's version of life, the more we gradually begin to accept it.”
“I think I've been able to be in some really good projects with some really good people.”
“Friendship multiplies joy and divides sorrow.”
“Reality is always controlled by the people who are the most insane.”

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