“Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees.”
Thomas Jackson (1824–1863) Confederate general
Last words (May 10, 1863); as quoted in "Stonewall Jackson's Last Days" by Joe D. Haines, Jr. in America's Civil War
Source: Eat, Pray, Love
“Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees.”
Thomas Jackson (1824–1863) Confederate general
Last words (May 10, 1863); as quoted in "Stonewall Jackson's Last Days" by Joe D. Haines, Jr. in America's Civil War
Silvia Colloca (1977) Singer, actress, author and TV cooking personality
Silvia Colloca's secret ingredient for the sweet life http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/interviews/silvia-collocas-secret-ingredient-for-the-sweet-life-20150725-gikllg.html (July 26, 2015)
Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015) American missionary
Source: These Strange Ashes
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th President of the United States
1860s, Letter to James C. Conkling (1863)
“Let us leave tomorrow’s trouble for the One who bore our troubles on the cross.”
T. B. Joshua (1963) Nigerian Christian leader
Encouraging The SCOAN congregation following the fulfillment of his prophecy about the death of Michael Jackson - "Prophet TB Joshua Predicted The Death Of Michael Jackson" http://www.africanews.com/site/PROPHET_TB_JOSHUA_PREDICTED_THE_DEATH_OF_MICHAEL_JACKSON/list_messages/25728 Africa News (June 29, 2009)
Henry Clay Trumbull (1830–1903) Union Army chaplain
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 585.
“[D]etachment means letting go and nonattachment means simply letting be. (95)”
Stephen Levine (1937–2016) American poet and author
Source: A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last
“My politics are private, but many of my feminist politics cross over into my professional life.”
Frances McDormand (1957) American actress
The New York Times interview (2017)
Context: My politics are private, but many of my feminist politics cross over into my professional life. Because I portray female characters — so I have the opportunity to change the way people look at them. Even if I wasn’t consciously doing that, it would happen anyway, just because of how I present as a woman, or as a person. I present in a way that’s not stereotypical, even if I’m playing a stereotypical role. … I can’t subtract that from myself anymore. I could when I was younger. … That’s another great thing about getting older. Your life is written on your face.