From a Christian point of view of course we do want a peaceful world, and I think September 11 did actually make people aware not only of vulnerability and how transitory life is, but there are forces of good and honor and justice which speak to us of God and his love for us.

And for yourself, whatever there has been either of sin or duty, remember the one and forget the other, and betake yourself wholly to the mercy of God and the merit of Christ... view

By: Donald Cargill

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There is no truth which the prophets press more steadily upon Israel than that all their national life lies in the sight and on the care of God... view

By: George A. Smith

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Are you really going to see Lewis? One of the few people it's worth getting excited over, I think. I know he is a good poet. I daresay he never heard of me, but I wish you would tell him that his work is the joy of my life... view

By: Ruth Pitter

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A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing... view

By: George Bernard Shaw

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Many people love in themselves what they hate in others... view

By: E. F. Schumacher

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You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.. view

By: Samuel Johnson

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I'm from the Midwest, and I loved my family. I had a very good time as a child, but I was also - I have a theory about Jews growing up in the Midwest, that there is an ultimately sort of wonderful avoidance of a lot of things, and a great acceptance of whatever is happening... view

By: Bob Balaban

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I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind... view

By: Chico Hamilton

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It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood... view

By: Cat Stevens

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I love living on that stage. Without that, I'd die... view

By: Celia Cruz

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I read H.P. Lovecraft. I also like Sword and Sorcery stuff, Arthurian legend... view

By: Bruce Boxleitner

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In the spiritual body moreover, man appears such as he is with respect to love and faith, for everyone in the spiritual world is the effigy of his own love, not only as to the face and the body, but also as to the speech and the actions... view

By: Emanuel Swedenborg

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