#lines

This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God. ↗

— William Law

#alone #christianity #conforming #devotion #enjoyments

The issue is whether the ultimate civil authority of the United States can tolerate actions in contempt of constitutional lines of authority. Any lessening of civil power over military power must inevitably lead away from democracy. ↗

— Harold Russell

#any #authority #away #civil #constitutional

I'd like to get more bit-acting roles. I don't know if my talent would allow for a long dialogue, but I could definitely knock out three lines. I'd kill it. ↗

— Hannibal Buress

#could #definitely #dialogue #get #i

I neither drink nor smoke, because my schoolmaster impressed upon me three cardinal virtues; cleanliness in person, cleanliness in mind; temperance. ↗

— John Burns

#cardinal #cleanliness #drink #i #impressed

We should not blur the lines between legal and illegal immigrants. Millions of people around the world have gone through the process to come here legally and they followed the rules that required them to pay a fee, learn English, and learn about American history and government. ↗

— Ken Calvert

#american #american history #around #between #blur

I'm not against ratings per se. I think more information is always good. But I certainly don't think the government has to step in and set guidelines for how shows should be rated. ↗

— Drew Carey

#always #certainly #good #government #guidelines

And there is the headlight, shining far down the track, glinting off the steel rails that, like all parallel lines, will meet in infinity, which is after all where this train is going. ↗

— Bruce Catton

#down #far #going #infinity #like

I strongly believe that a federal structure based on administrative and geographic lines with strong powers for the federated states will be the best solution for Iraq. ↗

— Ahmed Chalabi

#based #believe #best #federal #geographic

I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China. ↗

— Jung Chang

#been #between #china #chinese #constant

I'm not that obsessed with making representations of ugliness. Everything I've seen is beautiful. ↗

— Otto Dix

#everything #i #making #obsessed #representations