"After all, if it comes to all that, there is really neither Ogun or Jesus! There are only mystified forms of our own consciousness."

-- Lewis Nkosi

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“If you feel sincerely sorry on account of your sins, and believe that Christ is able and willing to forgive you, the work is done. You may trust with all the confidence of a child who confesses his fault, and casts himself into his father's arms. This is faith; a simple trust in the power and willingness of the Father to forgive, for the sake of what Christ the Son has done.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 232, 1895.
“I learned years ago, I adore acting and I think it's the most alive I know how to be - almost - but I really want a good life. I've been married for 17 years - I know, they call us the last couple. I have a 13-year-old daughter. I have a lovely home life with good friends who aren't in the business ...and I have no desire to cost my whole life in pursuit of the career alone.”

Source : "Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Talk THE OTHER WOMAN, Their Chemistry on Set, the Rating, and More". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. April 22, 2014.
“When it comes to music, I'm definitely thinking [about] what I would like to hear.”

Source : "Toro Y Moi Talks New Album, Underneath the Pine". Interview with Larry Fitzmaurice, pitchfork.com. November 23, 2010.
“The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.”
“Humility, in its turn, can be achieved only through faith, fear of God, gentleness and the shedding of all possessions.”
“Baron Grimm declared that, as a rule, it was easy for little minds to attain splendid positions, because they devoted all their ability to the one object.”
“If you can't fully believe in your ideas, it very quickly communicates to a group of actors who need something to hold onto. They need to believe that whatever criticism, whatever comment is received, is meant.”
“There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.”

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