"Next to excellence is the appreciation of it."

-- William Makepeace Thackeray

#Appreciation Quotes #Excellence Quotes #Next Quotes

“She was perfect. I knew this the moment she emerged from my body, white and wet and wailing. Beyond the requisite ten fingers and ten toes, the beating heart, the lungs inhaling and exhaling oxygen, my daughter knew how to scream. She knew how to make herself heard. She knew how to reach out and latch on. She knew what she needed to do to survive. I didnâ€™t know how it was possible that such perfection could have developed within a body as flawed as my own, but when I looked into her face, I saw that it clearly was.”

Source : Vanessa Diffenbaugh (2011). “The Language of Flowers”, p.173, Pan Macmillan
“Of all the arts I think Music has the most mighty, universal, and immediate effect.”
“I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was called back then, and transferred to the University of Denver where I ultimately got my degree.”
“The best service to mankind is to become immersed in one's True Self.”
“We expect too much of new #â€Ž buildings , and too little of ourselves.”
“You don't bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you.”
“Politicians don't really bring up religion in England.”
“This man called President Bush has a lot to answer for. I don't know if this man is really taking care of America. This government has been shameful.”

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