quotes about Special Things

“The epithets of parent and child have been long applied to Great Britain and her colonies, [but] we rarely see anything from your side of the water except the authoritative style of a master to a school-boy.”

“After the feet of beauty fly my own.”

“A question settled by violence, or in disregard of law, must remain unsettled forever.”

Source : John Joseph Craven, Jefferson Davis, Edward K. Eckert (1987). “"Fiction Distorting Fact": The Prison Life, Annotated by Jefferson Davis”, p.29, Mercer University Press

“The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, “the Church which presides in charity”, is communion with the Orthodox Churches.”

“We live in a world of denial, and we don't know what the truth is anymore.”

Source : "Toronto 2012: Javier Bardem Says U.S., U.N. Risk More Violence in Northern Africa, Middle East". Interview with Pamela McClintock, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 13, 2012.

“Rocket ships are exciting but so are roses on a birthday.”

“I love '30 Rock.' It's one of my favorite shows. It's certainly the gold standard of comedy writing.”

“Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.”

Source : Ed Stewart, Josh McDowell (2000). “Resolving Conflict”, Thomas Nelson

“If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come.”

Source : Lawrence Welk, Bernice McGeehan (1971). “Wunnerful, Wunnerful: The Autobiography of Lawrence Welk”, Prentice Hall Direct

“I think therapy is a rather misguided notion of capitalist societies whereby the self-indulgent examination of one's life supersedes the actual living of said life.”

Source : Peter Cameron (2009). “Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel”, p.49, Macmillan