"Fundamentally, [prayer] is a position, a placement of oneself."

-- Patricia Hampl

#Prayer Quotes #Placement Quotes #Position Quotes

“I'm Machiavelli's offspring, I'm the king of New York, king of the coast, one hand, I juggle them both.”
“Unfortunately, our [american] workplace rules are stuck in the seventies, when, out of a block of 10 houses, in more than half of them the husband went to work and the wife stayed home. Now on that same block almost eight of the wives work. That's one reason why I want equal pay for equal work, and why affordable day care, early childhood education, and universal pre-K are so important to me.”
“The gospel always comes to people in cultural robes. There is no suchÂ thing as a â€˜pureâ€™ gospel, isolated from culture”
“Even the most irresistible flowering plant, one that I call a 'key' performer, is part of a whole cast; it has to be considered as a component in an overall look as well as for its individual charms.”

Source : Penelope Hobhouse (2001). “Flower garden designs”
“Stay true to what you believe in and don't let people try to change that direction. Don't take 'no' for an answer.”
“Encouraging people to believe in it was the most important thing of all. It's one of the reasons I was always uncomfortable whenever film crews came on the set to shoot things. I didn't want our make-believe to be exposed.”
“Every child has a dream, to pursue the dream is in every child's hand to make it a reality. One's invention is another's tool...”
“I don't know what the big deal about Cracker Jack is. Did you ever go buy a pack of Cracker Jack, thinking you'd get a prize and find no prize in the box? (pause) Here's the pitch...”

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