"We must give the American worker the first option of ownership."

-- Jesse Jackson

#Giving Quotes #Politics Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“The Lord put me on television to do these things I want to do in the community. And He knew I had a lot to learn. That's why I've been on TV 16 years - not because I'm the greatest actress, but because I need the money.”
“Red is one of the strongest colors, it's blood, it has a power with the eye. That's why traffic lights are red I guess, and stop signs as well.... In fact I use red in all of my paintings.”
“But what a cruel thing is war to separate and destroy families and friends.”
“Moral excellence has no regard to classes and professions.”

Source : Harriet Martineau (1838). “How to Observe: Morals and Manners”, p.85, Transaction Publishers
“Sir, what can be said of these things? Is it the arm of the flesh that hath done these things? Is it the wisdom and counsel, or strength of man? It is the Lord only. God will curse that man and his house that dares to think otherwise. Sir, you see the work is done by a Divine leading. God gets into the hearts of men, and persuades them to come under you.”
“...The pain didn't bother me. In fact, I welcome it: It meant I was alive.”
“If you're determined to think of yourself as limited, fearful, vulnerable, or scarred by past experience, know only that you have chosen to do so. The opportunity to experience yourself differently is always available.”

Source : Eric Swanson, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (2010). “The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness”, p.249, Random House
“In proportion as a church is holy, in that proportion will its testimony for Christ be powerful.”

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