Eugene Kennedy The world, more suffering than sinning, turns toward Pope Francis as in a conversation people turn to the person who is making sense of things. – Eugene Kennedy Conversation Quotes Francis Quotes People Quotes Person Quotes Pope Quotes Sense Quotes Sinning Quotes Suffering Quotes The whole world feels that it knows Francis, not so much because he follows Francis of Assisi but because he is always himself. We have seen him pay his own hotel bill and heard that Francis called Buenos Aires for a pair of ordinary black shoes, like John XXIII, who preferred stout peasant shoes to the traditional papal footwear. 9/11 allowed us to witness the ordinary face of goodness in the love that those about to die brought with them to work that day. It is fitting that we refer to a large segment of the church year as Ordinary Time because it describes the look of the true faith that, as we read of the Kingdom, is spread about us.
Benjamin Wittes We should stop thinking of Snowden, to the extent that we ever were, as a hero. We should stop thinking of him as a whistleblower. – Benjamin Wittes
JealousyLope de VegaLove There is no greater glory than love, nor any greater punishment than jealousy. – Lope de Vega
Elizabeth Reaser I was 16. In the middle of the night, I took a taxi to the Detroit train station – or maybe it was the Pontiac train station? – and got on a train to Chicago, then transferred to a train to San Diego where my boyfriend was living at the time. – Elizabeth Reaser
Steve Spurrier All I can say is that I’m going to try to coach the way I’ve coached in the past. And if it ends up not being good enough, then so be it. – Steve Spurrier
Dale Earnhardt It’s just really hard to work and get better, building and planning for the future with the new Monte Carlo and keeping the race team intact and keeping them healthy. – Dale Earnhardt
George MonbiotSad As Dutch elm disease spread across Britain in the 1970s, the country fell into mourning. When the sentinel trees that framed our horizons were felled, their loss was a constant topic of sad and angry conversation. – George Monbiot
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