#them

For the standard of Christian life was to be strained to a higher pitch; more fasting was required, and more careful separation from the manners and enjoyments of the world; celibacy and martyrdom had great value set upon them, and second marriages were prohibited. ↗

— Robert Rainy

#celibacy #christian #christian life #enjoyments #fasting

That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy. ↗

— Thomas B. Macaulay

#desires #government #happy #how #knows

In my public service, I treasure my friendship with law enforcement officers. I admire what they do and support them in every aspect of their job. I have always looked upon law enforcement officers as my friends. ↗

— Dirk Kempthorne

#always #aspect #enforcement #every #friends

I didn't hang any pictures in my office for a year because I thought that I would be jinxing myself and have to take them down the next day. ↗

— Rob Corddry

#because #day #down #hang #i

I am not that thrilled about the way our records sound anyway. Don't get me wrong, I work hard on them and I want them to sound fantastic but I'm happy to have another interpretation of them anyway. ↗

— Wayne Coyne

#am #another #anyway #fantastic #get

It just gets draining on a person being in the papers every day. So I was like, I'm gonna come back here. I want to talk to all the people, the fans. I want to let them know how much I appreciate all their support. ↗

— Puff Daddy

#back #being #come #day #draining

Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small number on, however, and sold them to major publishers for a nice sum. But that is an exception to the rule. ↗

— Richard Curtis

#been #books #down #exception #however

I do not believe that God has imposed suffering upon anyone to punish them or to teach them a lesson. ↗

— Ernest Holmes

#believe #god #i #i do #imposed

Every actor will tell you it's so much more fun to play the bad guy because usually those characters are more complex and more broad and more interesting, and have more sides to them. ↗

— Michael Vartan

#bad #bad guy #because #broad #characters

I went on to Cincinnati. I had got a taste of the big cities and them bright lights. I stayed there until I was about 18 or 19 and then I went on to Detroit. ↗

— John Lee Hooker

#big #big cities #bright #bright lights #cincinnati