"Whatever we worship, short of God, is sure to be our undoing."

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Mignon McLaughlin

#Worship Quotes #Undoing Quotes

“People are usually pretty hungry after a funeral. I guess it's because we all realize that time is running out and we better eat all we can. Please don't mention that to my mother.”

Source : Peter Hedges (1999). “What's Eating Gilbert Grape”, p.207, Simon and Schuster
“I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first.”

Source : Sue Grafton (2011). “V is for Vengeance”, p.30, Penguin
“There is nothing in life so difficult that it cannot be overcome. This faith can move mountains. It can change people. It can change the world. You can survive all the great storms in your life”
“The heart of animals is the foundation of their life, the sovereign of everything within them, the sun of their microcosm, that upon which all growth depends, from which all power proceeds.”

Source : Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus
“Mistreating your drum set is just one step below child abuse”
“The fire first has to be laid before the match can be put to it.”
“I was away a lot on 'Countdown' when the children were young and I couldn't have done it without Mum's help. Because she was at home running all of that, I never had to worry about them.”

Source : "Carol Vorderman: My family values". Interview with Nick McGrath, www.theguardian.com. August 19, 2011.
“Every country in the world has its own security system and its own security forces, its own police and its own army.”

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