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But it is our responsibility to learn whether or not killing someone because they killed is really a moral thing to do.


Helen Prejean

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HELEN ROWLAND One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
HELEN KELLER A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely be...
HELEN ROWLAND I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as t...
HELEN KELLER A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
HELEN ROWLAND A man's desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a ...
HELEN ROWLAND A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.
HELEN ROWLAND A bachelor has to have inspiration for making love to a woman, a married man needs only an excuse
HELEN ROWLAND Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a...
HELEN ROWLAND Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the childr...
HELEN KELLER Fear sometimes stops you from doing stupid things. But it can also stop you from doing creative or e...
HELEN MIRREN One man's folly is another man's wife.
HELEN ROWLAND The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt wi...
HELEN KELLER One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier.
HELEN KELLER Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.... Life is either a daring adventure...
HELEN KELLER