#matter

It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian 'wall of separation' between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#among #appeal #been #between #christianity

With the perspective afforded by the passage of time, where does 9/11 rank as a turning point in our national history? For the victims and their families, innocents going about their lives, suddenly and brutally murdered, no other day can ever matter as much. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#afforded #brutally #day #does #ever

But it so happens, and it will ever happen so, that they who have lived to serve their country - no matter how weak their efforts may have been - are sure to receive the thanks and blessings of its people. ↗

— Thomas Francis Meagher

#blessings #country #efforts #ever #happen

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#balance #harmony #intensity #matter #order

I wanted to portray very, very dark subject matter and a deceptively complex story in the brightest colours and simplest lines possible to leave the readers reeling. ↗

— Mark Millar

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There's so many guys skiing so fast right now that you really have to be willing to take a lot of risks if you want to give yourself a chance to win. I'm prepared to do it; it's just a matter of if I can make it work. ↗

— Bode Miller

#fast #give #guys #i #i can

It does matter that it's the Olympics. I just did it my way. I'm not a martyr, and I'm not a do-gooder. I just want to go out and rock. And man, I rocked here. ↗

— Bode Miller

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Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him. ↗

— Henry Miller

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My name had gone stale, and no matter how progressive I got, it was my time to die. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#gone #got #had #how #i

I always pretend like I'm nervous no matter what. I try to fall asleep. ↗

— Chris Moneymaker

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