"I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the future and my attachment to it. I can't imagine what kind of writer I'd be if I didn't have my kids."

-- Barbara Kingsolver

#Mother Quotes #Kids Quotes #Character Quotes

“Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.”
“Dawkins’s problem is that he doesn’t know the difference between probabilistic empirical theorizing and strict metaphysical demonstration, and thus misreads an attempt at the latter as if it were the former. That is not to say that Aquinas might not be mistaken at some point in the argument – though obviously I don’t think he is – but if you’re going to show that he is, you first need to understand what kind of argument he is giving, and thus what kind of mistake he’d be making if he’s made one at all.”

Source : Edward Feser (2008). “The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism”, St Augustine PressInc
“A world marked by so much injustice, innocent suffering, and cynicism of power cannot be the work of a good God.”
“I want to be here, for my family. I want to be here for my baby. I want to see the birth of my baby.”

Source : "Ex-NBA Star Williams 'Terrified' As Trial Opens". abcnews.go.com. January 16.
“I don't believe people let things slide away. It's the nature of the universe that everything dissolves into oblivion and by every route possible, but human beings invest a lot of cleverness trying to cling to past events, real or imagined. And because we can't succeed, we get angry and frustrated and feel guilty. Except the Buddhists.”
“The time has come when we must take an unyielding stand. We must shore up our spiritual underpinnings, listen to the prophets of God, and follow their counsel.Said Paul to Timothy: â€œFor God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord.â€ (2 Timothy 1:7-8.)It requires courage to make good choices, even when others around us choose differently. As we make righteous choices day by day in little things, the Lord will strengthen us and help us choose the right during more difficult times.”
“On stage or in the movies I could do whatever I wanted to. I was free.”
“Human beings aren't rational animals; we're rationalizing animals who want to appear reasonable to ourselves.”

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