Grey hoped the Church would yet be able to save England from the fate of Tyre or Carthage, the great trading nations

After a sharp inward struggle, he concluded to stay and see it out. He should despise himself, more than he cared to face, if he gave in now.

Those were times when brave men who knew and loved their profession couldn't be overlooked.

Anyone who takes a decided line in certain matters, is sure to lead all the rest.

This work of making trade righteous, of Christianizing trade, looks like the very hardest the Gospel has ever had to take in hand—in England at any rate.

I've lied all my life. I'm just now learning how to tell the truth, and I'm not going to start playing games again, especially not with you.

Science does not need religion. Religion does not need science. And the twain shall never meet

I've always preferred crazy to stupid. Stupid can break your heart.

...when I closed my eyes and saw her drinking tea and opened them and still could see her, and I wanted so much to see more.

The public can have no rights springing from injustice to others.

The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.

I loved Israeli music, Israeli folk music.

I remind myself that the universe is 15 billion years old, and I'm only 46 years old, so my perspective is sort of limited and fear-based and skewed.

Which is worse, Risa often wondered, to have tens of thousands of babies that no one wanted or to silently make then go away before they were even born

I'm enjoying the money, the big house, the cars; what ghetto kid wouldn't?