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“We do not want to have mercy for the things God has under judgment. We do not want to fall in the ditch on the otherside of unsanctified mercy.”
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“The laughter of girls is, and ever was, among the delightful sounds of earth.”
Source : Thomas De Quincey (1853). “De Quincey's works”, p.85
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“Ever since I've become chairman, there have been profiles of me in People, George, The Washington Post, The Detroit News, and all of them could have been written by the same person”
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“Just call me a family man and an actor who digs his whole scene, side interests and all. Just say I feel mighty good at the ripe old age of 27.”
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“Many people are very intelligent in accomplishing worldly attainments. This intelligence is not wisdom because worldly attainments such as a high position, reputation, wealth and success in business are deceptive. If we die tomorrow they will disappear tomorrow, and nothing will be left for our future. Wisdom, however, will never deceive us.”
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“Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It felt natural and right to me.”
Source : "The Girl Who Changed Katherine Heigl's Life". Interview with Susan Dominus, www.redbookmag.com. October 19, 2010. 
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“True strategy is about placing bets and making hard choices under conditions of uncertainty, not about assuming plans can remove risk.”
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“One of the most fascinating things about golf is how it reflects the cycle of life. No matter what you shoot - the next day you have to go back to the first tee and begin all over again and make yourself into something.”
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“We're going' Anne said firmly. So soon?' Percy pleaded. 'But stars come out at night.' Then they fade at dawn', Anne replied. 'This star needs to veil herself in darkness.”
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“I want to point the way to something that should forever lure them, when the TV set is broken and the movie is over and the school bell has rung for the last time.”
Source : Bel Kaufman (2012). “Up the Down Staircase”, p.262, Open Road Media
