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I loved my parents ... but that can never change the fact that my father's violence ruined my childhood. — Pat Conroy

One truth, then, is that Christ is always being remade in the image of man, which means that his reality is always being deformed to fit human needs, or what humans perceive to be their needs. A deeper truth, though, one that scripture suggests when it speaks of the eternal Word being made specific flesh, is that there is no permutation of humanity in which Christ is not present. If every Bible is lost, if every church crumbles to dust, if the last believer in the last prayer opens her eyes and lets it all finally go, Christ will appear on this earth as calmly and casually as he appeared to the disciples walking to Emmaus after his death, who did not recognize this man to whom they had pledged their very lives; this man whom they had seen beaten, crucified, abandoned by God; this man who, after walking the dusty road with them, after sharing an ordinary meal and discussing the scriptures, had to vanish once more in order to make them see. — Christian Wiman

To ensure that Singaporeans can take advantage of opportunities, the government should continue to monitor carefully the proportion of foreign students in our education institutions to ensure that the proportion matches the present and future needs of the country, and the Singaporeans are the main beneficiaries of our education policy. — Tony Tan

History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. — Thomas Henry Huxley

Meditation is the means through which the Soul dictates and guides the mind for all good. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

People value religion on the basis of cost, and they don't value the cheapest ones the most. Religions that ask nothing get nothing. — Rodney Stark

Do not underrate yourself trying to be somebody else. — Matshona Dhliwayo

It was good to learn so early. They're not going to be kind to you. You have to do it and get on, and then gulp down and get better. — Judi Dench

Screaming racism is the last refuge of leftist intellectuals who've completely lost their mojo. — Neal Boortz

Good Deeds Day is based on a simple idea that every person can do a good deed for the benefit of others and the planet. Even a smile that brightens someone else's day is a good deed. I initiated Good Deeds Day to spread the message that everyone can give of themselves, according to their heart's desire. — Shari Arison

He who laughs last is generally the one that thought fastest on his feet, — John Ringo

But I remember the morning after The Mask of Virtue-which is the first play I did at the West End-that some critics saw fit to be as foolish as to say that I was a great actress. And I thought, that was a foolish, wicked thing to say, because it put such an onus and such a responsibility onto me, which I simply wasn't able to carry. And it took me years to learn enough to live up to what they said-for those first notices. I find it so stupid. I remember the critic very well, and have never forgiven him. — Vivien Leigh

Every fatline receiver in the Web, Outback, galaxy, and universe would monitor the squirt, but only the Consul's ship could decode it. Or so she hoped. The — Dan Simmons

Most characters are composed of snippets here and there of people I've known, and all rolled into the character I've created. They do become like their own people. — Nicholas Sparks