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Funny, how one good cookie could calm the mind and even elevate a troubled soul. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#life #funny

It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies people value respectability granted to them. ↗

— Kenneth L. Pike

#granted #guess #i #people #respectability

Luckily, thanks to the way my parents taught me, I think I can handle the fame in the right manner. ↗

— Alessandro Del Piero

#handle #i #i can #i think #luckily

After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#archbishop #canon #cardinal #could #entered

I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#charities #estate #family #i #i came

Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#brought #grace #illness #me #nearer

It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#atrocities #crises #cultural #exchanges #humanity

My family background was deeply Christian. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#background #christian #deeply #family background

People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#faces #hands #needed #own #people

Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#life #my life #seven #those #were