"The natives of British Columbia live largely upon the fish which abound in their seas and rivers. If the fish do not come in due season, and the Indians are hungry, A Nootka wizard will make an image of a swimming fish and put it into the water in the direction from which the fish generally appear. This ceremony, accompanied by a prayer to the fish to come, will cause them to arrive at once."

-- James G. Frazer

#Prayer Quotes #Swimming Quotes #Sea Quotes

“My stepdad is Bruce Jenner, the Olympian. The first time he came over was like a blind date, and we had show and tell. He took out the gold medal for me and my sisters, and we were like, 'So? Who the hell are you?'”
“Despite these hurdles, manufacturers in the U.S. and their employees are doing remarkable work.”
“If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.”

Source : Romain Rolland (1960). “The life of Ramakrishna, 6th ed”
“I support a very active programme on disarmament and arms control for Iraq, and of course every other country in the world... That does not require economic sanctions...I think we've got to take the risk and give up economic sanctions while hanging on to the disarmament programme and allow the Iraqis to get on with rebuilding their country.”
“O, here's the shoe my baby wore, but, baby, where are you?”

Source : Dudley Randall (2009). “Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall”, p.99, Wayne State University Press
“We never get over our fathers, and weâ€™re not required to. (Irish Proverb)”
“If you have any lack, if you are prey to poverty or disease, it is because you do not believe or do not understand the power that is yours. It is not a question of the universal giving to you. It offers everything to everyone - there is no partiality.”
“They say that your first love never dies. You can put out the flames, but not the fire.”

Source : Song: First Love

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