"Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character."

-- George W. Bush

#Character Quotes #Commitment Quotes #Compassion Quotes

“Among many U. S. wine consumers, California holds a strong position.”
“A young man ain't nothin' in the world these days”
“There is but one honest limit to the rights of a sentient being; it is where they touch the rights of another sentient being.”
“There is a kind of expressed love which is easy to subvert. When a figure is loved for their deeds, their conquests, their heroism, their goodness, their love of the people, these are easy enough to destroy... But there is a kind of love which is felt for apparently no reason... A love, inspired, it seems, by the gods, which it is impossible to fight, distort, destroy, or weaken. In fact, the attempts to destroy such loves only strengthen them. And to do nothing allows them to continue to grow at their natural pace, inexoribly, till this love becomes a wide and silent adoration.”
“A word of advice. If, as a young man, student, you are tormented by a desire for women, it is best to get out into the fresh air as much as possible.”

Source : Penelope Fitzgerald (1997). “The Blue Flower”, p.13, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I never listen to music when I am writing. It would be impossible. I listen to Bach in the mornings, mostly choral music; also some Handel, mostly songs and arias; I like Schubert's and Beethoven's chamber music and Sibelius' symphonies; for opera, I listen to Mozart and in recent years Wagner.”
“I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform,”
“Lying is like trying to hide in a fog: If you move about you're in danger of bumping your head against the truth, and as soon as the fog blows off, you are gone anyhow.”

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