ChristmasForgivenessJames Lankford For the millions of Americans, like my family, who believe that there is a creator God who can be known personally, Christmas is a celebration of Jesus’ offer of love and forgiveness for all people. – James Lankford Americans_ Quotes Celebration Quotes Christmas Quotes Creator Quotes Family Quotes Forgiveness Quotes God Quotes James Lankford Quotes Jesus Quotes Love Quotes Millions Quotes Offer Quotes People Quotes Personally Quotes Faith is salted and peppered through everything at Christmas. And I love at least one night by the Christmas tree to sing and feel the quiet holiness of that time that’s set apart to celebrate love, friendship, and God’s gift of the Christ child. The loneliest ebb of my life came on that Christmas eve, only one day after my arrival in New York. The abyss of loneliness. I ate a solitary dinner in a small cafe, and the very food tasted bitter with my unshed tears. One doesn’t dare cry in America. It is unmanly here.
Daniel Pfeiffer What drives 90 percent of stuff is not the small tactical decisions or the personal relationships but the big, macro political incentives. – Daniel Pfeiffer
Joanne Liu I worked in Syria on the front lines, and you hear the plane, you hear the shell is dropping, you realize it’s not on you – ‘Good’ – and then you see the patients coming in and take care of them. And then you have down time. With Ebola, it seems there’s no down time. It seems you’re always at the front line; you’re always exposed. – Joanne Liu
Julia Restoin Roitfeld I recently signed on with Lancome, and I guess it’s any girl’s modeling dream come true. Especially being in a beauty ad, more so because I’m French. There are so many girls out there, and I’m just so flattered they picked me. The Tom Ford fragrance ad was the first thing I did. Black Orchid is my winter scent and of course it has a nostalgic feel. – Julia Restoin Roitfeld
Robert Benchley Anyone who tries to keep track of what is happening in China is going to end up by wearing all the skin of his left ear from twirling around on it. – Robert Benchley
Norah Vincent The liberal special-interest groups that squeal most loudly for their rights are the same ones that decry the military spending that guarantees those rights. – Norah Vincent
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