"One of the special marks of the Holy Ghost in the Apostolic Church was the spirit of boldness."

-- A. B. Simpson

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“I learned that time manages the most painful partings for us. One has only to set the date, buy the ticket, and let the earth, sun, and moon make their passages through the sky, until inexorable time carries us with it to the moment of parting.”

Source : Jill Ker Conway (2011). “The Road from Coorain”, p.235, Vintage
“When poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is why expecting government to solve poverty is like expecting a tobacco company to mount an aggressive anti-smoking campaign.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 8, 2017
“Who were my mentors in poetry and literature? This is a matter of opinion. Some see in my books the influences of authors whose names, in my ignorance, I have not even heard, while others see the influences of poets whose names I have heard but whose writings I have not read. And what is my opinion? From whom did I receive nurture? Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk.”
“Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.”
“In 2030 we will be ageless and everyone will have an excellent chance to live forever. 2030 is a dream and a goal.”
“We thought being offered the M.B.E. [Member of the Order of the British Empire] was as funny as everybody else thought it was. Why? What for? We didn't believe it. It was a part we didn't want. We all met and agreed it was daft.”
“Maybe it's the readers that make a book global.”
“I worry about kids and all they are exposed to. Kids get so bombarded with hard, commercial sounds. They don't even have a chance to develop the softer part of themselves without fear of being ridiculed.”

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