"Isn't that something-to know your own soul by hearsay, instead of its own tidings? Why should I let a preacher tell me if I had one or not? If I could believe I hada soul, all by myself, then I could listen to its tidings all by myself."

-- Mary Ann Shaffer

#Believe Quotes #Soul Quotes #Should Quotes

“Determination, however, can take the place of patience, if earnestly applied.”

Source : Cornelia Meigs (1988). “Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women”
“Ninety-five percent of women's experiences are about being a victim. Or about being an underdog, or having to survive... women didn't go to Vietnam and blow things up. They are not Rambo.”
“Our belief systems are the glasses through which we each view the world and anticipate what is likely to unfold. Our behavior is always loyal with our beliefs.”
“The experience of being cared for is profound, and it nourishes the soul as much as the food does the body.”
“If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people in the world?”

Source : "QI: Albania". TV Series, www.imdb.com. 2003.
“If this country [America] is to survive, the best-fed-nation myth had better be recognized for what it is: propaganda designed to produce wealth not health.”
“I want to work on some more complicated baking... and it would be interactive!”
“Manners are more important than laws and upon them, to a great deal, the law depends....”

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