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People in grief need someone to walk with them without judging them. Gail Sheehy

Grief People Walk Someone Judging Without Them Need

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. H. L. Mencken

Good Politician Unthinkable Quite Burglar Honest

The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor. H. L. Mencken

Crime Argument Poverty Kind Caused Common Poor Slander

Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in. H. L. Mencken

Faith Time Day Election Party Past Nothing Other Spend Out Rascals Steals New Making Articles Sitting Candidates So Much Time Turn Much Election Day Gang Many Each By The Time Save Speeches

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. H. L. Mencken

Man Believe He Ape Average Descended Even Harder

The only really happy folk are married women and single men. H. L. Mencken

Happy Women Men Single Married Folk Only Really

The United States established itself as a trustworthy new nation in its first two decades after the Revolutionary War by paying its debts, even when many in the country believed it had no obligation to do so. Alexander Hamilton, the founder of this newspaper, insisted on it. John Podhoretz

War Obligation First Country Nation Alexander States Insisted Had New Hamilton Itself Trustworthy Debts Decades Revolutionary Revolutionary War Established After Newspaper Paying Many Even United Believed United States Founder Two

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed. Jonathan Swift

Men Wicked See Never Wonder Often Ashamed Them

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Joseph Addison

Day Clock Stopped Even Twice Twice A Day Right

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it. Joseph Joubert

Better Debate Settle Settling Without Question Debating Than

Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity. Karen Armstrong

Religion People Ego Religious Religious People Give Rather Identity Up Than Egotism Endorse Often Want Prefer Compassionate Right

My imagination completely controls me, and forever feeds the fire that burns with dark red light in my heart by bringing me the best dreams. I've always had a wild imagination, a big heart and a tortured soul so I feel that dark fantasy, love and horror are in my blood. Kim Elizabeth

Love Dreams Best Me Soul Heart Dark Light Fire Big Imagination Wild Tortured Horror Had Feeds Red Feel Red Light Always Big Heart Blood Forever Controls Burns Fantasy Bringing

When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white; when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray. Laura Schlessinger

You Behavior Black Black And White Victim White Shades Perpetrator Million Gray

Music was invented to confirm human loneliness. Lawrence Durrell

Music Loneliness Invented Human Confirm

A 'real pastor' is not preaching of their own; they are speaking what God put in their heart by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is using them at that very moment to speak to the congregations situations -past, present, and future. Monica Johnson

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved. Niccolo Machiavelli

Secure Feared More Than Loved Much

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