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Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization. — Victor Hugo

God works in many ways His wonders to perform. But He's not a skillful mechanic. A man drived over a cliff and "by a miracle" he only breaks his back. It would be more divine if he were a better driver and stayed on the road. — Paul Goodman

As long as the egoism is alive, 'my-ness' remains within the self. — Dada Bhagwan

There's more to life than cause and effect. — Amy Zhang

I still work out on a daily basis. — Clint Eastwood

The flashbacks are a great way to give answers to the story. — Sarah Michelle Gellar

I got him," I said unapologetically, bending to lift Nicholas into my arms.
Jase must have detected the tone in my voice when he responded, "He's all yours, buddy. I was just holding your place until you got here. — A.M. Madden

Meditation was invented as a way for the soul to venture inward, there ultimately to find supreme identity with Godhead. Whatever else it does, and it does many beneficial things, meditation is first and foremost a search for the God within. — Ken Wilber

In those years when their mother disappeared into herself, and old Mrs Jeffrey next door turned into Frannie, their honorary grandmother, Alice also taught herself how to change light bulbs, fix running toilets and cook chops and veggies while Elisabeth learned how to demand refunds, pay bills, fill in forms and talk to strangers. — Liane Moriarty

I don't think Neil Young has a beautiful voice, but it's something that grabs you, and the songs are so good. — Lykke Li

Religion is like our appendix, a vestigial remnant from a primitive past. Perhaps in a few millennia the god of Abraham will invoke the same curious amusement as rain and sun gods do today. Or perhaps our god will simply be shelved along with Zeus and Jupiter. Some day. But until then, we suffer the consequences of a population that believes in the absence of evidence and, more curiously, rejects an objective reality that conflicts with beliefs easily proven false. — Jeff Schweitzer

Get a better job, Harve. Ask for a raise. Good Lord, we aren't living. We're existing! — Gil Brewer

A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward. — Douglas MacArthur

With free will comes inevitable error and misjudgement — Lauren DeStefano

When one does something, one must go back to the ancients. — Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre