"Though not a remarkably precocious child in other respects, she seemed to have very clear and correct views on almost every subject connected with her duty to God and her neighbor; was very truthful both in word and deed, very strict in her observance of the Sabbath-though the rest of the family were by no means particular in that respect-very diligent in her studies; respectful to superiors, and kind to inferiors and equals; and she was gentle, sweet-tempered, patient, and forgiving to a remarkable degree."

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Source : "Elsie Dinsmore".

Martha Finley

#Sweet Quotes #Children Quotes #Mean Quotes

“I never really read comics. I bought them, and I would draw them.”
“I don't hold with the notion that only bad books make good movies.”

Source : "Down from Cold Mountain". Interview with Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2003.
“You're always striving to play that perfect match.”
“I have the right of education. I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to market. I have the right to speak up.”
“Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility.”
“But I had a very traditional background as well. My parents are neat people.”
“The object of China's strategy is inexorably to supplant the United States as the world's premier economic power, and if necessary, to defeat us militarily.”

Source : "Red storm ahead" by Lou Dobbs, www.cnn.com. July 15, 2005.
“There's a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman, and child. Before I leave this high and noble office, I intend to expose this plot.”

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