Daily Quotes Most philosophies wrap their seekers in a strict belief system. By virtue of what they include, they exclude everything else, especially some vital realizations. Periodically revising our philosophy of life as we live it is, therefore, a critically valuable exercise. Charles Bates realizationexercisephilosophy He who receives Communion is made holy and Divinized in soul and body in the same way that water, set over a fire, becomes boiling... Communion works like yeast that has been mixed into dough so that it leavens the whole mass; ...Just as by melting two candles together you get one piece of wax, so, I think, one who receives the Flesh and Blood of Jesus is fused together with Him by this Communion, and the soul finds that he is in Christ and Christ is in him Cyril of Alexandria soul-and-bodyjesusthinking It is my considered opinion that in the fullness of time history will record the greatness of Michael Collins and it will be recorded at my expense. Eamon de Valera recordsgreatnessopinion This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another. Ellen Page effortchangeinspirational It's been obvious that [Republicans]'re doing everything they can to make [Obama] fail. And I hope, I hope - and I say this seriously - I hope that's based on substance and not the fact that he's African-American. Harry Reid african-americansubstancefacts Remember, you may choose your sin, but you cannot chose the consequences. Jenny Sanford remember-youinspirationallife 100,000,000 Guinea Pigs sparked a rising wave of consumer indignation. But...it takes a major catastrophe to carry legal and enforcement action over the hump of lethargy and inaction....Today, nearly forty years later, the situation is worse, not better. John Grant Fuller darkpigsyears If we aren’t intersectional, some of us, the most vulnerable, are going to fall through the cracks. Kimberle Williams Crenshaw cracksvulnerablefall I've had people say to me, "Well, how do I start collecting artworks?" Well, you start by buying. Buy what you like, buy what you can afford - and I'm not just saying that because I'm a dealer. You can't be so paralyzed to where you keep saying, "I've got to learn more." The best way to learn is to go home and actually put something on the wall. Then you've got an investment. Then you're living with it. Then you're in the game. Larry Gagosian wallgameshome If I have any attribute that serves me well, it's I don't have a long-range plan in life. I have no idea. I just don't look ahead, I really don't. You know when people get out of college and they're talking about their five-year plan. Five-year plan? I got a plan to get to Friday. Michael Wilbon fridaycollegetalking My father died many years ago, and yet when something special happens to me, I talk to him secretly not really knowing whether he hears, but it makes me feel better to half believe it. Natasha Josefowitz fathers-daydaddaughter As a tennis player you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better. Stan Wawrinka playerwinninghome Telephone operators have called me sir since I was 6. Suzanne Pleshette operatorstelephones Yes, I am Aboriginal but I have the right to be avant-garde like any white artist. Tracey Moffatt avant-gardeartistwhite One in four children being victimized? That's about seven children in every classroom. That's a significant proportion of the population. Wendy Craig populationabusechildren
