“Admittedly, the masturbation story is just a "Hey, this is one of my best-of's, I'll throw it in the special." But the grandmother stuff, really, I feel like is part of the theme and part of the best way to end the story that I'm telling with the special.” WayFeelsEndsStoriesStuffSpecialBest WayHeyThemeGrandmotherMasturbation Author:Jen Kirkman
“I'm proud of our country that we elected Barack Obama. I mean, it says something about us nationally. You know, it's kind of like crowning your checker when you get to the end of your checker board. Here's another thing that says America's special: Barack Obama, president of the United States.” KnowsKindMeanEndsCountryStatesAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSpecialProudOur CountryBarackBoards Author:Tom Coburn
“How about this miracle... God says if you plant the seed I will make the tree. Wow, you can't have a better arrangement than that. First, it gives God the tough end of the deal. What if you had to make a tree? That would keep you up late at night trying to figure out how to make a tree. God says, "No, leave the miracle part to me. I've got the seed, the soil, the sunshine, the rain and the seasons. I'm God and all this miracles stuff is easy for me. I have reserved something very special for you and that is to plant the seed.” IfsGivingTryingFirstsEndsNightEasyStuffDealsTreeSpecialFiguresLateToughRainSeasonsMiraclePlantSeedsSoilSunshineWhat IfWowArrangementsReserved Author:Jim Rohn
“This is what I give. I give an expression of care every day to each child, to help him realize that he is unique. I end each program by saying, 'You've made this day a special day by just your being you. There's no person in the whole world like you. And I like you just the way you are.' And I feel that if we in public television can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable, we will have done a great service.” IfsWorldWayGivingFeelsChildrenPersonsMadeEndsDoneWholeHelpingFeelingsCareRealizingClearSpecialTelevisionExpressionLike YouUniqueProgramWhole WorldThis DayI Like YouManageableGreat Service Author:Fred Rogers
“It was the hubris of each generation to think this anew, to think that their time was special, that all things would come to an end with them.” ThinkingEndsGenerationsSpecialAll ThingsApocalypseHubris Author:Hugh Howey
“There are many special interests skilful at manipulating circumstances and communications in such a way as to benefit their own ends and not necessarily the public good.” WayEndsInterestSpecialCommunicationCircumstancesBenefitsSpecial InterestsPublic Good Book:Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion Source: Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion
“Christ is the head of the corpus mysticum, which includes all men from the beginning of the world to its end. He is not the president of a special-interest club.” MenWorldEndsPresidentInterestChristSpecialClubsSpecial InterestsCorpus Book:The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin: Hitler and the Germans Source: The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin: Hitler and the Germans
“Dog love is not the special realm of childhood or of boyhood, no matter what the movies keep telling us. It is highly significant, I think, that at both ends of human life span the bond between human and dog speaks with an insistent clarity - if we have the ears to hear.” IfsThinkingHumansEndsMatterSpeakLove IsChildhoodSpecialDogEarsNo Matter WhatSignificantClarityHuman LifeRealmsBoyhoodDog LoveLife SpanHumans And Dogs Book:DOG LOVE Source: DOG LOVE