"The day of judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish therefore that candles may be brought."

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Source : Alistair Cooke (1951). “One man's America”, New York, Knopf

Alistair Cooke

#Wish Quotes #May Quotes #Causes Quotes

“Love is a handful of seeds, marriage the garden, and like your gardens, Paula, marriage requires total commitment, hard work, and a great deal of love and care. Be ruthless with the weeds. Pull them out before they take hold. Bring the same dedication to your marriage that you do to your gardens and everything will be all right. Remember that a marriage has to be constantly replenished too, if you want it to flourish...”
“You too can win Nobel Prizes. Study diligently. Respect DNA. Don't smoke. Don't drink. Avoid women and politics. That's my formula.”
“I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, and passions than that of a children’s book author.”
“If I saw the art around me that I liked, then I wouldn't do art.”
“Interestingly, in Cuba abortion is treated as lightly as getting a mole removed.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written.”
“One of the funniest lines in my show was written for me by Alan Bursky. I really want to learn this routine!”
“But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith.”

Source : "This is a clash of civilisations - between reason and superstition" by Polly Toynbee, www.theguardian.com. April 13, 2006.

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