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Every time a man knocks on a brothel door, he is really knocking for God


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Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.

Against a dark sky, all flowers look like fireworks.



God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.

God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else.



Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.

Tolerance is the virtue of people who do not believe in anything.



Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.

Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.



I don't need a church to tell me I'm wrong where I already know I'm wrong; I need a Church to tell me I'm wrong where I think I'm right

I don't need a church to tell me I'm wrong where I already know I'm wrong; I need a Church to tell me I'm wrong where I think I'm right



The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.

The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.



A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.

A really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.



When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?



It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.

It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.



But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.

But the truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticise the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.





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I am a man, not a movement, ” he said. “But if a movement is what it takes to end this war, then I will play my part.

I am a man, not a movement, ” he said. “But if a movement is what it takes to end this war, then I will play my part.



Better the demon which makes you improve than the angel who threatens.

Better the demon which makes you improve than the angel who threatens.



When the time comes, we can only expect that we have learned enough to succeed.

When the time comes, we can only expect that we have learned enough to succeed.



I'm always standing on the edge of something bad.

I'm always standing on the edge of something bad.



I liked being married instead of the girl who's looking for a guy.

I liked being married instead of the girl who's looking for a guy.



The Jersey mentality is: I work, I drink, I stay up all night, I try to meet a girl, it's a waste of time.

The Jersey mentality is: I work, I drink, I stay up all night, I try to meet a girl, it's a waste of time.



I think sometimes I don't realise how much the pressure gets to me.

I think sometimes I don't realise how much the pressure gets to me.



A long term goal is to encourage students to start doing concerts in which I or the other artists will come back at the end of the school year to see their concerts.

A long term goal is to encourage students to start doing concerts in which I or the other artists will come back at the end of the school year to see their concerts.



When I touch a human hand, I touch heaven.

When I touch a human hand, I touch heaven.



That which takes effect by chance is not an art.

That which takes effect by chance is not an art.




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