"Like snowflakes,' Franny said,'none of them the same and yet each one, from where we stand, exactly like the one before"

-- Alice Sebold

#Snowflake Quotes #Said Quotes

“All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do”
“I heard that someone asked Mother Teresa what was most important in her work. I thought she'd say the Rosary but she said, 'My nuns and I take very good care of ourselves so we can tend to the lepers and do whatever we need to assist.' If you're strong, or at least not hurting, you can inspire others.”
“The study of the human character opens at once a beautiful and a deformed picture of the soul.”

Source : Mercy Otis Warren (1805). “History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution: Interspersed with Biographical, Political and Moral Observations. In Three Volumes”, p.2
“A silence reigns upon the air, Upon the pansies by the shore, Upon the violets, pale and fair, Upon the willow, bending o'er; The reeds and lilies silent grow, The dark green waters silent sleep, Save when the summer breezes blow, Or silvery minnows leap.”

Source : George Arnold (1866). “Drift: A Sea-shore Idyl : and Other Poems”, p.81
“If you say something that is a little unsafe to say but you feel strongly and passionate about it, a lot of people can attack you and call you a bad role model just because they don't agree with your views, but in reality we're all different and we're all unique in our own way and we all have different thoughts.”
“I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait til oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”
“You see that's what I think is such a terrible, terrible betrayal, the trust that people have in government.”
“If a man spends enough time in a library, he may actually change his mind. I have seen it happen.”

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