Betty Churcher quotes
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“Marriage takes perseverance and determination. There are always opportunities to walk away from marriage but I feel very strongly that you have a responsibility once you start a family.”
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“I was so absolutely riveted, I felt I was looking into the eyes of the artist. Art just closed the gap of time and space. The 16th century became as real to me as the 20th. It was something magical.”
-- Betty Churcher
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“Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.”
Source : Abigail Adams, John Adams, L. H. Butterfield, Marc Friedlaender, Mary-Jo Kline (1975). “The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784”, p.113, UPNE
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Source : Song: Surrendering, Album: Under Rug Swept, 2002
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“I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.”
Source : "50 stunning Olympic moments: Abebe Bikila's 1960 marathon victory - in pictures" by Steven Bloor, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2012.
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Source : Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (1983). “Christ in a Poncho: Testimonials of the Nonviolent Struggles in Latin America”
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“My bursting heart must find vent at my pen.”
Source : Abigail Adams, John Adams, L. H. Butterfield, Marc Friedlaender, Mary-Jo Kline (1975). “The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784”, p.90, UPNE
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“Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals.”
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