Beverley Baxter quotes

“Food: Part of the spiritual expression of the French, and I do not believe that they have ever heard of calories.”
-- Beverley Baxter

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“Beaverbrook is so pleased to be in the government that he is like the town tart who finally married the Mayor.”
-- Beverley Baxter

Source : In Sir Henry Channon Chips: the Diaries (1967) 12 June 1940

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“A great many persons are able to become Members of this House without losing their insignificance.”
-- Beverley Baxter

Source : 1946 Speech, House of Commons.

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“We begin life with the natural, next we come into the spiritual; but then, when we have truly received the kingdom of God and His righteousness, the natural is added to the spiritual, and we are able to receive the gifts of His providence and the blessings of life without becoming centered in them or allowing them to separate us from Him.”

“It is imperative that one approaches a spiritual master, for by such association one proportionately develops his consciousness towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

“The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

“I cannot understand how any man or woman can believe in the Lord's coming and not be a missionary, or at least committed to the work of missions with every power of his being.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1987). “Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear”, p.23, Moody Publishers

“I was a narrative historian, believing more and more as I matured that the first function of the historian was to answer the child's question, "What happened next?”

“I believe it was the great ogre philosopher Gary who observed that complexity is, generally speaking, an illusion of conscious desire. All things exist in as simple a form as necessity dictates. When a thing is labeled 'complex,' that's just a roundabout way of saying you're not observant enough to understand it.”

Source : A. Lee Martinez (2007). “In the Company of Ogres”, p.133, Macmillan

“I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.”

“My mum is an artist and very into creative expression and freedom.”

“The absolutely Non-Manifested cannot be designated by any expression which could limit It, Separate It, or include It. In spite of this, every allusion alludes only to Him, every designation designates Him, and He is at the same time the Non-Manifested and the Manifested.”

“People who think of children's nudity as a tool don't need freedom of expression.”