"It is so very easy and so very pleasant, too, to read only books which lead to nothing, light and interesting books, and the more the better, that it is almost as difficult to wean ourselves from it as from the habit of chewing tobacco to excess, or of smoking the whole time, or of depending for stimulus upon tea or coffee or spirits."

-- Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

#Coffee Quotes #Book Quotes #Light Quotes

“Energy creates energy. It is by spending myself that I become rich.”
“Levitt admits to having the reading interests of a tweener girl, the Twilight series and Harry Potter in particular.”
“Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.”
“I fully recognize and appreciate the many substantial contributions of black Americans and other minorities to the creation and preservation and development of our great nation”
“I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression, the truth and the good will outweigh the bad. So, on the whole, I think the power that online distribution confers is a positive thing for society. Online we can act as a fifth estate.”
“Consider, children ... the pain of touching the tip of your finger to your mother's stove, even for a fraction of a second. That is an experience which most of you have suffered. Now try to imagine that pain, not simply on a fingertip but spread over the whole surface of your body, and not for a mere second, but everlastingly. That, children, is hellfire.”
“May all our contemporaries stand beside their brothers and sisters in humanity. Each one of you is called by Christ and must be a missionary of the Good News in word and in active charity.”
“Sometimes there's no warning. Nothing at all.”

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