"They do say that socialism is the ideal philosophy-just as long as you have capitalists to pay for it."

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Source : Wilbur Smith (2008). “The Leopard Hunts in Darkness”, p.105, Pan Macmillan

Wilbur Smith

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“I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”
“What I'm most deeply grateful for is that God's love for us, approval of us, and commitment to us does not ride on our resolve but on Jesus' resolve for us. The gospel is the good news announcing Jesus' infallible devotion to us despite our inconsistent devotion to Him. The gospel is not a command to hang on to Jesus; it's a promise that no matter how weak and unsuccessful our faith and efforts may be, God is always holding on to us.”
“People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that means there will be less for me. The more principle-centered we become, the more we develop an abundance mentality, the more we are genuinely happy for the successes, well-being, achievements, recognition, and good fortune of other people. We believe their success adds to...rather than detracts from...our lives.”
“His blue-black hair fell over his face when he moved, like tiny arrows pointing to pronounced cheeckbones. "Starting to think you were going to bail on me." "Didn't know you were expecting me," she said in what she hoped was a casual voice. He gets sexier every day. "Not Expecting, but hoping. Always hoping”

Source : Melissa Marr (2011). “Wicked Lovely with Bonus Material”, p.24, Harper Collins
“Trying to solve the problem by creating more debt is analogous to trying to stop being an alcoholic by going on a bender down at the corner bar.”

Source : "What If Everything Went Straight to Hell?". Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com.
“But every company of the future is going to be in the business of exquisite care - which means quick turnaround time and convenience. To deliver exquisite care, you need an organization that coordinates well and listens well.”
“I'm not very glamorous.”
“In the end theologians are jealous of science, for they are aware that it has greater authority than do their own ways of finding "truth": dogma, authority, and revelation. Science does find truth, faith does not.”

Source : "William Lane Craig Defends His Ridiculous Claim That Animals Don’t Suffer". "Why Evolution is True" blog by Jerry Coyne, whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com. February 09, 2013.

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