"What do we look for as reward? Some little sounds, and scents, and scenes A small hand darting strawberry-ward A woman's aprons full of greens. The sense that we have brought to birth Out of the cold and heavy soil, The blessed fruits and flowers of earth Is large reward for our toil."

-- Ruth Pitter

#Flower Quotes #Blessed Quotes #Garden Quotes

“I read one time that I am permanently banned from Yankee Stadium and that I could never ever go back. This article mentioned, supposedly, that I did something in the early 2000s at Yankee Stadium, and I got arrested, and supposedly, allegedly, I went to jail for something that I did. I read that about myself one time and I thought that was pretty fascinating.”
“In short, selfishness is the opposite of love.”

Source : Tim LaHaye (2014). “Spirit-Controlled Temperament”, p.201, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
“We donâ€™t just live in a celebrity take-down culture; we live in a take-down culture. People will find anything about you and twist it to where itâ€™s weird or wrong or annoying or strange or bad. You have to live your life not only in spite of people who donâ€™t understand you - you have to have more fun than they do.”
“It is well to fetter the wings of our fancy and restrain its flights.”
“The new kind of dancing meant liberation not only from the rules of leading and following but from rules of any kind.”

Source : Gerald Jonas (1998). “Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement”, Turtleback Books
“Your mind is the most powerful weapon you have.”
“There is no frigate like a book and no harbor like a library, where those who love books but can't afford their own complete collections, or those who need a computer, or kids who need a safe place to read after school, or moms with toddlers who want their babies to learn to read, can all come together and share in a great community resource.”
“We may never be able to pay directly for the gifts of true friendship - but pay we must, even though we make our payment to someone who owes us nothing, in some other place and at some other time.”

Source : Yousuf Karsh (2003). “Karsh: A Biography in Images”, Museum of Fine Arts Boston

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