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"A piece of jewelry is in a sense an object that is not complete in itself. Jewelry is a ‘what is it?’ until you relate it to the body. The body is a component in design just as air and space are. Like line, form, and color, the body is a material to work with. It is one of the basic inspirations in creating form."
"Love, and He will draw near; love, and He will dwell within you."
"Inspiration and genius -one and the same."
"It's not an 'either/or,' it's an 'and.' You can be serious and play."
"Too often, charity is extended to another when his actions or conduct are acceptable to us. The exhibition of charity to another must not be dependent on his performance. It should be given because of who we are-not because of how we behave."
"Change yourself - you are in control."
"Yes, darling, let me cover your face with kisses-On second thought, just let me cover your face"
"I know now one thing only matters in these days... true love... love and love alone."
"The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right."
"Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish."
"Our bodies are home to trillions of microbes, and these creatures define who we are."
"Read the heart and not the letter for the pen cannot draw near the good intent."
"Courage, not cleverness; not even inspiration, is the grain of mustard that grows up to be a great tree."
"The vice I am talking of is Pride or Self-Conceit: and the virtue opposite to it, in Christian morals, is called Humility...According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere flea bites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind."
"It means that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still that she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of Time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and darkness before Time began, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and death itself would work backwards."
"With the realization of God comes all power. If the little wave knew that behind it is the great ocean, it could say, "I am the ocean." You should realize that just behind your consciousness is the Ocean of God."
"The very ingredients that nurture love - mutuality, reciprocity, protection, worry, responsibility for the other - are sometimes the very ingredients that stifle desire."
"Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours."
"My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director."
"If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings."
