"[Government's] great contribution to human wisdom...is the discovery that the taxpayer has more than one pocket."

“The Democratic Party's problem is that voters don't believe the president's claims that the economy is thriving. Even people with jobs feel apprehensive. Paychecks are flat, growth anemic, and people are worried about their children's prospects. Mr. Obama had a 38% approval on handling the economy in the Sept. 9 Fox News poll. In the Sept. 7 NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 67% believe America is on the wrong track.”

“As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture.”

“A lot of times when you go through a very traumatic situation and it's emotionally difficult to deal with you come back spiritually stronger. It changes you in a way.”

“Black frost. The ground is hard, the air tastes bitter. Your stars cluster in evil signs.”

“Thinking: this journey will be the axle of my life.”

Source : Charles Frazier (2007). “Cold Mountain: A Novel”, p.71, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

“All the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber.”

“Prayer cannot truly be taught by principles and seminars and symposiums. It has to be born out of a whole environment of felt need. If I say, "I ought to pray," I will soon run out of motivation and quit; the flesh is too strong. I have to be driven to pray.”

Source : Jim Cymbala (2010). “Fresh Wind Fresh Fire: What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts of His People”, p.50, ReadHowYouWant.com

“Love to me has meant different things at different junctures of my life. I'm not a hopeless romantic.”