"Piece by piece, my mother is being stolen from me."

-- Dorothy Allison

#Mother Quotes #Pieces Quotes #Stolen Quotes

“I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.”
“Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.”

Source : Sakyong Mipham (2005). “Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life”, p.180, Harmony
“The Lord is in control. He knows the end from the beginning. He has given us adequate instruction that, if followed, will see us safely through any crisis. His purposes will be fulfilled, and someday we will understand the eternal reasons for all of these events. Therefore, today we must be careful to not overreact, nor should we be caught up in extreme preparations, but what we must do is keep the commandments of God and never loose hope!”
“My mother was a personal friend of God's. They had ongoing conversations.”
“If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not in man but in the living God, he will enable you to pull down the strong holds of sin and Satan, and that work by which he is pleased will prosper in your hands.”

Source : Adam Clarke (1837). “The Preacher's Manual: Including Clavis Biblica, and A Letter to a Methodist Preacher”, p.10
“If there was special interests affecting police work, I believe that would be called corruption. So, if it has do with donating money versus a popular vote, I think we have a bigger problem in this country and somebody's gotta wake up to that.”
“After years of hotels, I'm horribly inept at cleaning up after myself.”
“I have climbed my mountain, but I must still live my life.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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