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"Our Country!—'tis a glorious land— With broad arms stretched from shore to shore;— The proud Pacific chafes her strand, She hears the dark Atlantic roar; And nurtured on her ample breast, How many a goodly prospect lies; In Nature's wildest grandeur drest, Enamelled with her loveliest dyes."

"Great God! we thank Thee for this home— This bounteous birth-land of the Free; Where wanderers from afar may come, And breathe the air of Liberty;— Still may her flowers untrampled spring, Her harvests wave, her cities rise; And yet till Time shall fold his wing, Remain earth's loveliest Paradise!"

"We believe in Creation. We praise the Lord for that faith. But let us avoid either posing creation and evolution as intrinsically antithetical alternatives, the acceptance of one demanding the rejection of the other, or presenting creation as a scientific mechanism alternative to evolution, as though good science must ultimately lead to the verification of fiat creation and a falsification of evolution."

"If it is assumed, without due Scriptural support, that the purpose of revelation is to give mankind a source-book of information on all phases of physical, mental, spiritual, sociological, artistic, and scientific life — a source-book which must have meaning for the people to whom it was addressed and to all the generations coming after them in spite of the changes which are continuously occurring — then we have the greatest difficulty in maintaining the doctrine of an inerrant Scripture. If, on this stand, we adopt the position of “arbitrary inerrancy,” we essentially jeopardize the whole truth of Christianity by attempting to balance the great wealth and weight of God’s revelation in Christ upon our ability to show that the words of Scripture can be judged inerrant even when we examine them on the basis of criteria they were not written to satisfy. How much of liberalism and rejection of Biblical revelation has been precipitated as a blind reaction against such a stand!"

"The human senses are tools of science in studying the natural world. If you can see it, hear it, feel, taste, or smell it, then science can’t work with it. This isn’t meant superficially, for scientists have developed a great variety of instruments that extend the capabilities of science far beyond the unaided senses. But even with the most subtle of instruments, the link between instrument and scientist is in the form of a meter needle whose location is seen, a photographic record or computer tape that can be read, or an audible signal that can be heard."

"Evolution is a scientific question on the biological level; it would be unfortunate indeed if a scientific question were permitted to become the crucial point for Christian faith."

"In the past his soul is living as in fifty years ago, Hastes again to Philadelphia, hears again the Schuylkill flow — Meets again the elder Adams — knowing not that far away He is waiting for Death's morrow, on old Massachusetts Bay; Meets with Hancock, young and courtly, meets with Hopkins, bent and old, Meets again calm Roger Sherman, fiery Lee, and Carroll bold, Meets the sturdy form of Franklin, meets the half a hundred men Who have made themselves immortal, — breathes the ancient morn again."

"One taper lights a thousand, Yet shines as it has shone; And the humblest light may kindle A brighter than its own. Between a man of peace and war."

"Evening in majestic shadows fell upon the fortress' walls: Sweetly were the last bells ringing on the James and on the Charles. 'Mid the choruses of freedom two departed victors lay, One beside the blue Rivanna, one by Massachusetts Bay. He was gone, and night her sable curtain drew across the sky; Gone his soul into all nations, gone to live and not to die."

"The war's red flames, Charging Tarleton, proud Cornwallis, navies moving on the James."

"The voice of the Russias has spoken; Each serf in the Russias is free! Ring, bells, on the Neva and Volga, Ring, bells, on the Caspian Sea!"

"I healed the wound, and each morning It sang its old sweet strain, But the bird with the broken pinion Never soars so high again."

""An empire to be lost or won!" And who four thousand miles will ride And climb to heaven the Great Divide, And find the way to Washington, Through mountain cañons, winter snows, O'er streams where free the north wind blows, Who, who will ride from Walla-Walla, Four thousand miles, for Oregon?"

"Reads again the words puissant, "All men are created free," Claims again for man his birthright, claims the world's equality."

"It is natural to speak of hymns as "poems," indiscriminately, for they have the same structure. But a hymn is not necessarily a poem, while a poem that can be sung as a hymn is something more than a poem. Imagination makes poems; devotion makes hymns. There can be poetry without emotion, but a hymn never. A poem may argue; a hymn must not. In short to be a hymn, what is written must express spiritual feelings and desires. The music of faith, hope and charity will be somewhere in its strain."

"Like an isle rose Monticello through the cooled and rippling trees, Like an isle in rippling starlight in the silence of the seas. Ceased the mocking-bird his singing; said the slaves with faltering breath, "'Tis the Third, and on the morrow Heaven will send the Angel Death.""

"Methinks when I stand in life's sunset, As I stood when we parted at school, I shall see the bright faces of children I loved in the village of Yule."

"Lovely land of Palestina! he thy shores will never see, But, his dream fulfilled, he follows Him who walked in Galilee."

"Emily Dickinson never married and the one love of her life seems to have been exclusively cerebral. Amy Lowell smoked large black cigars. George Sand and George Eliot took masculine pseudonyms. Rosa Bonheur and George Sand liked to wear male attire. Jane Austen remained unmarried, and, of the three Brontë sisters, only Charlotte married, at the age of 38, and died a year later. And Sappho of Lesbos gave her name to female homosexuality. These facts are not cited with the intention of fixing upon these women the stigma, in many cases unjustified, of that complete homosexuality which present-day public opinion regards unfavorably, but simply because they suggest that in those rare individual cases where women approach genius they also approach masculinity."

"Leanna always showed a passion for the needs of county and state residents, working tirelessly on their behalf."

"Myers described Brown as confident, funny and able to deliver the truth in a very unvarnished way without every being purposefully injurious."

"She is a tremendous supporter, particularly of women who want to be involved in government and politics. She was a character, truly her own person. She was confident enough to be herself."

"She was a great backer of womens’ causes, and was a great friend and mentor to many women who sought to join the political and electoral process."

"Meeting her was like interviewing for a job. And then she was such a supporter."

"After I lost, she was one of the first people to pick up the phone and encourage me and support me,. She just really never walked away."

"He's a sicko."

"Unless they changed the light bulbs in the arena, they won't be any brighter than they were last series."

"Ever seen Spider-Man? ... Into the Spider-Verse? There's like, 20 different Spider-Men? That's like our team. Success is going to look different each and every night. I think the guys are doing a good job of understanding what that balance is, and as long as the process towards how we're going about attacking the other team is right, and it fits with what's best for the team, then it's just executing."

"There's no fouls in a war. You either die or you don't."

"That's what happens when you lose games in the regular season. After we lost to Atlanta, I went on the mats and punished myself and pounded my body until I couldn't take anymore, and ended up tearing up my knee. It was a great experience for me, I had to do six hours of treatment to coach the next game without too much of a limp. I couldn't walk. It put me in this fight or flight mentality because I couldn't relax. I had to constantly train, get physical therapy, and it was just awesome. I was thinking about maybe getting hurt every All-Star break. It brought a different level of focus that I had to have. I had to walk slower, I couldn't move certain ways. So it forced me to focus more and I'm grateful that it happened. I miss the mats though."

"People are gonna say the target is on our back, but I hope it's right on our forehead in between our eyes. I hope I can see the red dot."

"I went to Fenway the other day, and I was literally looking at exit strategies to rob Fenway. If we ever decided to rob Fenway, I was like, 'We could probably really get away with this.' How could you not go to Fenway and think you couldn't rob it?"

"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph? [...] Oh no, I did not. I'm only familiar with one royal family. I don't know too much about that one."

"Zero. No pressure. We're all going to be dead soon, and it really doesn't matter anymore, so there's zero pressure. You're either gonna win or you're not. And when you win, you try to forget about it a week later and when you lose, you try to forget about it a week later. So it's not pressure, it's an opportunity. We have an opportunity here over the next few years, however long that we're together. [...] [...] So it's not pressure. There's nothing anyone in this circle can do to me that's gonna impact my identity and who I am as a person or a coach. We're either gonna win or we're not, and 40 years from now, none of you are invited to my funeral and that's it."

"I still do it. Highly recommend it. There's sleep tape. I actually have a mouthpiece, I upgraded to a sleep mouthpiece, and that kinda helps with it. When I got into the NBA, I kind of learned how long of a season it is physically, mentally and emotionally. And I think coaches and players have to find ways to take care of themselves. It's important to optimize as much as you can. I remember my first year in the league, I wasn't used to having all this great food around. Food in the facility, pregame, postgame, food on the plane. I got really worn down and tired halfway through my first year. I just took a different approach and was like, how can I optimize to make sure I'm at my best as a coach, so sleep is really important and mouth tape plays a part in that for me."

"Blood. I mean, I wish it did. I just thought that was a moment, a way for me to express myself. The parquet, that's where the blood, sweat and tears of the greats (have been). So I don't get to go out there and dive on the floor for loose balls or like I'd love to or do any of that."

"Aren't we all? In someone's eyes. We're all villains in someone's eyes."

"The glorious fourth has come again, and we have had quite a celebration with guns firing shot and shell into Petersburg to remind them of the day. This day makes four 4th of Julys that I have passed in the Army. The first at Camp Clark near Washington, the second at Harrisons Landing, the third at Gettysburg and today at Petersburg."

"Sunday last a soldier of Co. "A" died and was buried with military honors. ... Everything went on as usual in camp as if nothing had happened, for death is so common that little sentiment is wasted. It is not like death at home."

"If we were under any other General except Grant I should expect a retreat, but Grant is not that kind of a soldier, and we feel that we can trust him."

"Daylight showed a strange scene. Men, horses, artillery, pontoons, and wagons are stuck in the mud. ... Rebels put up a sign, says "Burnside's stuck in the mud." ... We can fight rebels, but not in the mud."

"We in the United States tend to be kind of an immigrant church. I think we all came from so many places and found a home here, but we're citizens and we belong to this wonderful country of ours and we must not be afraid. It isn't politics, it's faith."

"A personal good that has come out of all this is that my faith is deeper because of it. I think the spiritual effort it took to overcome my initial anger has made me more peaceful. I think the faith that is mine has grown because of the goodness of so many people. I see Christ reflected in these people, and I am encouraged. None of us in this life are alone. The Lord sends many wonderful people into our lives through whom he works."

"If you're going to have an active and successful democracy, you have to have equal opportunity."

"I became successful because I lived in a society that offered an opportunity to everyone."

"In the '50s and '60s ... if you worked hard and tried hard, you could do well. It's much harder to climb the ladder of economic success now than it was then."

"The ubiquity of social media only makes the point. You look at what other people have and you can never get because you don't have education, because you don't have access to medical care, because there's no decent jobs."

"People refusing to take a vaccine, which is scientifically unassailable in part because they don't trust the government and in part purely for purely politics. I mean, because I'm a Republican, I'm not going to take a vaccine... in effect... the Republicans, the individuals, not the Republicans, have adopted the notion that my freedom includes the right to kill you by not taking them vaccine."

"I don't think business travel is going to change dramatically. You will have three very large multinational mega carriers competing against one another, and the only thing I think that will drive is a greater focus on service levels. Because there will be three big carriers and because business travel is tremendously important, carriers rather than focusing maniacally as they have in the past on growth will focus on hanging onto their share of the business traffic, and that's going mean more attention to better service. People able to pay business-class and first-class fares are going to see improved service levels."

"I'm not very optimistic about the United States from the political perspective. If the U.S. got its political act together, it has a lot of natural advantages versus a lot of other places in the world. Until we solve this business of these terribly gerrymandered districts, which send extremists to Congress, I don't see much hope for sorting out the political situation."