“I have noticed in this economic downturn that more of my friends talk about God…”
John Townsend (1952) Canadian clinical psychologist and author
Where Is God (2009, Thomas Nelson publishers)
“For my own part, as I once said, I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.”
" On the Pleasure of Hating http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/Hazlitt/Hating.htm" (c. 1826) <br class="br">The Plain Speaker (1826)
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Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) American science fiction author
This I Believe (1952)
Context: I am not going to talk about religious beliefs, but about matters so obvious that it has gone out of style to mention them.
I believe in my neighbors.
I know their faults and I know that their virtues far outweigh their faults. Take Father Michael down our road a piece — I'm not of his creed, but I know the goodness and charity and lovingkindness that shine in his daily actions. I believe in Father Mike; if I'm in trouble, I'll go to him. My next-door neighbor is a veterinary doctor. Doc will get out of bed after a hard day to help a stray cat. No fee — no prospect of a fee. I believe in Doc.
“I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
Ellen DeGeneres (1958) American stand-up comedian, television host, and actress
And that's when I got the idea of touring.
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