Maria Monk Quotes

We were constantly hearing it repeated, that we must never again look upon ourselves as our own; but must remember, that we were solemnly and irrevocably devoted to God.

Maria Monk

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GodRememberLookNeverHearingOwn

For a bird, especially for the more musically inventive, song is the defining characteristic, the primary way by which it knows itself and is known by others. To lose its species song is to lose not just its identity but some part of its presence in the world.

John Burnside

BirdIdentityWorldSongLoseWay

Argentina and Burma. I have been to most of the countries in the world, but not those two. I want to shoot doves in Argentina. Burma, of course, because no one has really been there.

Jeremy Clarkson

WorldWantTwoShootArgentinaBeen

New highways, ports, and runways appear economically foolish if we don't understand the economic growth that flows from such investments.

John Delaney

GrowthNewUnderstandEconomic Growth

Some fathers raise their daughters to be seen and not heard; they raise their daughters not to speak out. Raise strong women!

Meghan McCain

WomenSpeakStrongStrong WomenOut

Twitter is incredibly useful. It's a great example of how the Internet is changing the way we engage with information and text. Above all else, this change in the nature of engagement is fascinating for me as a writer.

Steven Hall

NatureChangeGreatMeInternetWay

The more people marginalize the true God of the Bible, the more chaotic things become.

Tony Evans

GodPeopleBibleTrueBecomeMore

In this business, you can't get too attached to something.

Rotimi

BusinessYouSomethingGetAttached

Rules help govern and steer a relationship along, so they're good things. But they become bad things when they become the narrow gate though which the relationship must always pass. When this happens, the rules become the basis for the relationship and, in a sense, become a substitute for the relationship.

Miroslav Volf

GoodRelationshipGood ThingsHelp

Sometime during the many millions of years that have elapsed since mammalian faunas came into existence, some sort of island crossed from West Africa to South America.

Louis Leakey

AmericaIslandAfricaExistenceWest

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.

Joseph Wood Krutch

HappinessGratitudeKindItself

People are so phobic and crazed about this word 'commitment.' It's weird. Everyone has taken this word to a new height of morality.

Chris Noth

CommitmentPeopleWeirdNewMorality

Everyone remembers the winner; nobody remembers who finishes second. But quite a lot, I seem to be right around the hunt with nine holes to play.

Brooks Koepka

WinnerPlayNobodyRightEveryone

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