Feast of Matthias the Apostle God often takes a course for accomplishing His purposes directly contrary to what our narrow views would prescribe. He brings a death upon our feelings, wishes and prospects when He is about to give us the desire of our hearts.
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BECKI NEWTON I've managed to get some beautiful bags. I have a great collection, and so does my mother. My fa... BECKI NEWTON I'm not cut out to be a detective on 'Law & Order' - I laugh too easily. BECKI NEWTON I'm always looking for that sense of fun and adventure and even unlikeability. I don't want ... BECKI NEWTON I'm not afraid to go completely over the top. A lot of people are scared to seem silly or to emb... BECKI NEWTON I do tell people when I'm walking down the street that they should really rethink their whole ou... BECKI NEWTON Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I'd sew my own c... BECKI NEWTON Glamour is fun! Spending time to get ready isn't about being fussy; it's about taking care o... BECKI NEWTON I keep my perfume in the fridge. If someone sees me in the morning pushing aside the eggs to grab my... BECKI NEWTON After leaving school, I travelled around Europe for about six months. In Denmark, I thought that was... BECKI NEWTON What goes up must come down. ISAAC NEWTON If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. ISAAC NEWTON Too many so-called leaders of the movement have been made into celebrities and their revolutionary f... HUEY NEWTON The first lesson a revolutionary must learn is that he is a doomed man. Unless he understands this, ... HUEY NEWTON birthday. SHAKSPEAR NEWTON If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. ISAAC NEWTON There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has com... ISAAC NEWTON Commemoration of Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690 I find more marks of authent... ISAAC NEWTON I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people. ISAAC NEWTON If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants. ISAAC NEWTON Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. ISAAC NEWTON