"But this inestimable privilege was soon violated: with the knowledge of truth the emperor imbibed the maxims of persecution; and the sects which dissented from the catholic church were afflicted and oppressed by the triumph of Christianity. Constantine easily believed that the heretics, who presumed to dispute his opinions or to oppose his commands, were guilty of the most absurd and criminal obstinacy; and that a seasonable application of moderate severities might save those unhappy men from the danger of an everlasting condemnation."

-- Edward Gibbon

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“For many people, Google is the most important tool on the Web.”
“I was a gay kid in high school in the late '90s, and I was in theater club. I was never a thespian. I was much more of a lighting guy or a backstage guy. Because I wanted to do something easy for the rest of my life, I thought, "Maybe I'll go and apply to colleges that specialize in theater set design. I'll do that. That's what I want to do". With theater, really, I'd be around the gays.”

Source : "What goes into designing The Biggest Loser's sets, stages, and chill rooms?". Interview with AVC, tv.avclub.com. June 27, 2016.
“I donâ€™t want to feel anything for you, Danteâ€ â€œGod, Tess. I donâ€™t want to feel anything for you either.”
“I know that Oprah and I mean a lot to each other... I know at all times I have somebody that I can count on always.”

Source : "Gayle King on Relationship and Career With Oprah Winfrey: 'I Don't See Myself Standing in Oprah's Shadows, Ever'" by Lauren Effron, Steven Baker, abcnews.go.com. May 18, 2011.
“The purpose of work is not to make money. The purpose of work is to make the workers, whether working stiffs or top executives, feel good about life.”

Source : "Ricardo Semler, Semco SA". edition.cnn.com. October 7, 2004.
“Humiliation and indifference, these are conditions every one of us finds unbearable â€” this is why the Coyote when falling is more concerned with the audienceâ€™s opinion of him than he is with the inevitable result of too much gravity.”
“God seeks to influence humanity. This is at the heart of the Christmas story. It is the story of light coming into the darkness, of a Savior to show us the way, of light overcoming the darkness, of God's work to save the world.”

Source : "No, Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2012.
“You don't do anybody any favours by being less than you are.”

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