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Quote by Rita Mae Brown

“Tennis, imprisoned within fixed boundaries, a patch of an acre, a green rectangle, tries the human soul. A tennis court is like a coffin, only larger.”

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Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown is an American writer born on November 28, 1944. Her works span across various genres including novels and poetry, known for her unique sense of humor and insightful commentary on social issues. more

“[In 1889] the last big tract of Indian land was declared open for settlement, in Oklahoma. The claimants and the speculators mounted their horses and lined up like trotters waiting for a starting gun. The itchy ones jumped the gun and were ever after known as Sooners-and Oklahoma was thereafter called the Sooner State.”

States Bigs Lasts Waiting Known Land Gun Horse Starting Indian Settlement Ever After Oklahoma Speculators Itchy

Author:Alistair Cooke

“I have never known anyone to accept Christ's redemption and later regret it.”

Christ Known Accepting Regret Redemption

Book:The Reason for My Hope: Salvation

Source: The Reason for My Hope: Salvation

“If God eliminated evil by programming us to perform only good acts, we would lose this distinguishing mark - the ability to make choices. We would no longer be free moral agents. We would be reduced to the status of robots.”

Ifs Would Be Choices Evil Loses Ability Moral Mark Agents Programming Robots

Book:Hope for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions

Source: Hope for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions

“If God were to remove all evil from our world (but somehow leave human beings on the planet), it would mean that the essence of 'humanness' would be destroyed. We would become robots.”