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Dogs are dim creatures, do not speak to me of their good sense
have you ever heard of a team of tomcats hauling a sled across the frozen wastes? — John Banville

She could hear the voices and laughter coming from the yard, and she thought, really, this was the best part of any wedding, not the ceremony or the cake or the dancing but the downtime when they were all together without the lights shining on them. — Elin Hilderbrand

Joy is always a function of gratitude - and gratitude is always a function of perspective. — Ann Voskamp

You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom.' — Salma Hayek

Learn about the true powers of your heart, it's not just pulsing blood throughout your entire body, but also communicating with every cell including those of your mind. — Steven Redhead

Anything God does, the enemy tries to counterfeit. We have to be on guard against the enemy! — Beth Moore

He was appalled at the ease with which the truth so easily turned into something that was almost a lie, just by being positioned correctly. He — Terry Pratchett

Anytime you've got a good running back, it will help your passing game. — Scott Tolzien

It's love," thought Abel, "it's love that gives them this calmness, this peace. And suddenly he was gripped by a violent desire to love, to give himself, to find the red flower of love growing in his arid life. — Jose Saramago

How do you know yourself to be a son of God in fact as well as in name?"
Answer: "Because I am baptized in the name of God the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." - John Calvin (from his catechism) — John Calvin

Even the poorest in Israel are looked upon as freemen who have lost their possessions, for they are the sons of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. — Akiva Ben Joseph

Food is meant to be used as fuel for our bodies. If you're using it for any other reasons, take a step back and ask yourself, 'What's up.' — Jennifer Hudson

You never saw a very busy person who was unhappy. — Dorothy Dix

Light travels faster than sound. Isn't that why people appear bright before you hear them speak? — Steven Wright

When adults say, "Teenagers think they are invincible" with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are. We cannot be born, and we cannot die. Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and manifestations. They forget that when they get old. They get scared of losing and failing. But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end, and so it cannot fail. — John Green