"We know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life. We know that he gives us every grace, every abundant grace; and though we are so weak of ourselves, this grace is able to carry us through every obstacle and difficulty."

-- Elizabeth Ann Seton

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“I can only draw what I see.”
“If we admit it or not, skiing is a little bit of show biz”
“Over-confidence is as evil as undue anxiety.”
“I draw and play the piano badly. But when Iâ€™m doing those things, Iâ€™m concentrating so hard thereâ€™s no room for worry. I find that onstage, too.”

Source : "Eddie Redmayne and Emma Stone on Acting, Fame and Protecting Their Privacy". Interview with Philip Galanes, www.nytimes.com. January 23, 2015.
“All Cabinet Ministers and other senior ministers are still sworn in as Privy Counsellors for life. The oath (which dates back to the thirteenth-century and has been described as Britain's oldest secrecy provision) commits them to keep all advice to the monarch secret.”
“Maybe Iâ€™m old, but to me, â€˜going outâ€™ means going out to dinner. Itâ€™s about the conversation: someone recognizing your intellect, the charm of flirting, and really speaking to somebody.”
“It looks like our defense is quite a bit better than it has been in the last two years, ... If we can keep it up and stay at least in the middle of the league, that would be significant. We haven't ordered any championship rings yet; two games doesn't make a season. I love the Colorado air. I love the game, the competition, the show.”
“Greatness by nature includes a power, but not a will to power. ... The great man, whether we comprehend him in the most intense activity of his work or in the restful equipoise of his forces , is powerful, involuntarily and composedly powerful, but he is not avid for power. What he is avid for is the realization of what he has in mind , the incarnation of the spirit .”

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