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"We do not understand the intricate pattern of the stars in their courses, but we know that He who created them does, and that just as surely as He guides them, He is charting a safe course for us."
"One should never be where one does not belong."
"True thusness is the substance of thought, and thought is the function of true thusness. There is no thought except that of true thusness. Thusness does not move, but its motion and function are inexhaustible."
"God is the Creator and the Giver of life, and the life that He gives does not run dry."
"An area of life that does not have hope is under a lie."
"As the area of light expands, so does the perimeter of darkness."
"There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them."
"What does tamed mean? It's something that's been too often neglected. It means to create ties."
"To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization."
"There are circumstances in which despair does not imply inactivity."
"You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism."
"Everyone in Life does Exactly what they Know How to Do Given the Conditions of their Lives"
"Christian discipleship does not involve the abandonment of any innocent enjoyment. Any diversion or amusement which we can use so as to receive pleasure and enjoyment to ourselves, and do no harm to others, we are perfectly free to use."
"I look at Bill Clinton, the way I look at Bill Gates. As long as my Microsoft stock is going up, I don't care what Bill Gates does in the privacy of his own home."
"Only that which does not teach, which does not cry out, which does not condescend, which does not explain, is irresistible."
"Every good servant does not all commands."
"As a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing,but does only and wholly what he must do."
"This awful catastrophe is not the end but the beginning. History does not end so. It is the way its chapters open."
"If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me?"
"The singer alone does not make a song, there has to be someone who hears. -Broken Song"
