"It seems to be typical of life in America ... that the second generation has no time to talk to the first."

-- James A. Baldwin

#America Quotes #Typical Quotes #Generations Quotes

“Let every act be just, and proper, and beneficial.”

Source : Ann Leckie (2013). “Ancillary Justice: THE HUGO, NEBULA AND ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD WINNER”, p.118, Hachette UK
“We do not sit in authority over the Scripture, the Scripture sits in authority over us.”
“When you are in the temple, remember that you are in the living presence of the Lord God, that you stand before His face, before His eyes, in the living presence of the Mother of God, of the holy angels, and of the first-born of the Church - that is, our forefathers, the prophets, Apostles, hierarchs, martyrs, reverend Fathers, the righteous, and all the saints. Always have the remembrance and consciousness of this when you are in the temple, and stand with devotion, taking part willingly and with all your heart in the Divine service.”
“Saving petrol is saving India's money. This is a sense of patriotism. The country can be energy-independent by energy conservation. I appeal to the other ministers also to do this.”
“Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room. One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.”
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.”
“I've had the best of the years, and I don't want a single year back.”
“Man's right to life means his right to have the free and unrestricted use of all the things which may be necessary to his fullest mental, spiritual, and physical unfoldment or, in other words, his right to be rich.”

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