#special

We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an opium dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they are overloaded. ↗

— Charles Kingsley

#bible #burden #dose #handbook #keeping

You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into the grave. ↗

— Frank McCourt

#advanced age #age #especially #feel #grave

There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president. ↗

— Donella Meadows

#committed #congress #crimes #high #misdemeanors

My kids are one, three, five and eight, and we are all horsey. The kids have got their ponies and can ride. Our foundation mare is special to our hearts. She was one of my first ever horses. She was my first ever winner at Chester, which is also special, and she's just the apple of our eyes, really. ↗

— Michael J. Owen

#apple #eight #ever #eyes #first

High gas prices are eating away at consumer's disposal income and could lead to a further economic downturn, especially for those whose livelihood depend on gasoline and diesel fuel. ↗

— Major R. Owens

#consumer #could #depend #diesel #disposal

If kissing was a language I was sure we’d know it well. If it could measure the amount of love you felt for someone, our love was infinite after all. Even when we hugged I felt a special connection to him. It was in his loving embrace that I sought solace, where I found it, and where I would keep it. Our love was enchanting and magical, secretive and special. Overall, though, it was ours and we would treasure it. ↗

— Nadège Richards

#kissing #love #special #love

It is not true that everyone is special. It is true that everyone was once special and still possesses the ability to recover it. ↗

— Criss Jami

#adulthood #blunt #finding-yourself #genius #honest

I don't think every person is unique. If every person is unique, then unique is a completely unneccessary word." "Don't you think that every person has something specific that makes them special?" "Maybe, but if that's the case, then people are 99 percent boring." "And you, are you one of the few people who isn't boring?" "I don't think I'm any more remarkable than anyone else. THe difference is that I've discovered that I don't need to go around pretending I have a personality. ↗

— Gunnar Ardelius

#special #unique #love

People say, it is so special to be loved by someone. How can I say, when I’ve never been loved. ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#special #love

The most beautiful moments always seemed to accelerate and slip beyond one’s grasp just when you want to hold onto them for as long as possible. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#beautiful #beautiful-moments #beauty #holding-on #life