"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
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"When there is nothing left to give somone in need, we give them what we do have. We give them Divine Love, faith, and friendship. This is always enough to see anyone through anything. This, my friends, is how we save the world. (pg.99 of A Journey In to Divine Love)"
"Sometimes the most beautiful people are beautifully broken."
"The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take it, is the aim of literature, whether biography or history... It seems to me, then, that there can be no separate literature of science."
"It is really rare to find someone you really, really love and that you want to spend your life with and all that stuff that goes along with being married. I am one of those lucky people. And I think she feels that way too. So the romantic stuff is easy because you want them to be happy."
"He said the truth is like that water: it doesn't matter how hard you try to bury it; it'll always find some way back to the surface. It's resilient."
"We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon."
"Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity."
"The essence of life is love, and that is my wealth and influence."
"In a world plagued with commonplace tragedies, only one thing exists that truly has the power to save lives, and that is love."
"We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about."
"It was better to know the worst than to wonder."
"I'm really happy I went to a Catholic school because a lot of the repressive tactics they use make for great senses of humor."
"Original Thoughts [10w] Original thoughts are not diminished by days, distance or disregard."
"What d'you suppose I care if I'm a gentleman or not? If I were a gentleman I shouldn't waste my time with a vulgar slut like you."
"The stone that was rolled before Christ's tomb might appropriately be called the philosopher's stone because its removal gave not only the pharisees but, now for 1800 years, the philosophers so much to think about."
"It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious."
"I saw him do a No More Potatoes Dance, after he saw me stuff the last of the mashed potatoes in my pocket."
"Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?"
"It's common platitude that knowledge is neutral but every now and then it would be useful if it was on your side and not theirs."
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