“Humans do not simply, innocently, and honestly disagree with each other about the good, the just, the right, the principles and applications of moral distinction and valuation, for they are already caught, like it or not, in a complex dynamic of each other’s desires, recognition, power, and comparisons which not only relativizes moral distinctions and valuations, but makes them a constant and dangerous source of discord.”
“The Numbers 11011, 22022, 33033, 44044, 55055, 66066, 77077, 88088 & 99099 are divisible exactly through 13.”
“One specific new diagnosis, in borders of psychiatric and criminal Vietnamese waterboarding games, is available, recently.”
“The estate Marjorie envisioned was to be erected in the middle of the seventeen-acre lot, which, when cleared of jungle growth, would be surrounded by great stretches of rolling lawn with views of Lake Worth and the Atlantic.”
Source: American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post
“While Mar-A-Lago was later categorized as an example of Hispano-Mooresque architecture because of its stucco exterior, antique tile embellishments, rambling outbuildings and red-tiled roof, the estate was actually a carefully crafted amalgam of architectural styles blended together to display the most admirable features of several European countries.”
Source: American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post
“Remarkable as Mar-A-Lago was, the estate had created strains in Marjorie's marriage, which, coupled with her plea to buy the Birdseye company, were leading E.F. to disapprove of his wife's spending habits.
When acquaintances expressed their their fascination with his new Palm Beach home, the stockbroker often shrugged cynically. 'You know Marjorie said she was going to built a little cottage by the sea. Look what we got!" t h”
Source: American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post
“The divorce was a blow to Marjorie's pride from which she would never fully recover. Despite her beauty, brains, and wealth, Marjorie never had a marriage that remained happy for very long.
Once, General Foods chairman Clare Francis asked her about them outright. 'Marjorie, you could run General Motors. you could run U.S. Steel. You're the smartest woman I know.But why do you have so much trouble with husbands?
'Clare, I honestly don't know. Ain't it hell?'Marjorie said and shrugged her shoulders.”
Source: American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post
“Following the food from market to the kitchen made a huge difference. to this day, this is how I cook.”
“You're never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.”
Source: Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
“Pray and allow God to clear the path before you, so that wherever you are meant to go, you will go with ease, no matter how the odds may be.”
Source: The Daily Dose of Motivational Quotes