It seems clear at last that our love for the natural world—Nature—is the only means by which we can requite God’s obvious love for it.


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Originally, I wanted a pop career and formed a girl-band 'Genie Queen' managed by Andy McClu...
ABBEY CLANCY
I'm not vain - I just love make-up and dressing up.
ABBEY CLANCY
No one can complain about earning good money, but for me, it's being able to help my family out,...
ABBEY CLANCY
I never go wild with nails.
ABBEY CLANCY
The one product I can't live without is my mascara. I'm addicted to long eyelashes and think...
ABBEY CLANCY
I love doing girly stuff with my mum or with Sophia. I took Sophia and a couple of her friends to th...
ABBEY CLANCY
There's nothing to scream about because in America we're all one blanket, everybody feels the same w...
ABBEY LINCOLN
There are men and women still on the streets, and that's all they are saying Can you spare a quarter...
ABBEY LINCOLN
It's a spirit that was given me and the relationships and meeting all these great people, Duke Ellin...
ABBEY LINCOLN
I think that's what really a substantial work is, it's forever. It's the truth now and it was the tr...
ABBEY LINCOLN
I remember hearing the song when I was 12 or 14 in - it must have been in Chicago, 'cause we didn't ...
ABBEY LINCOLN
I don't have to lay on the couch and see a therapist because my therapist is in my paint brushes.
ABBEY LINCOLN
But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody want...
ABBEY LINCOLN
I'd love to have more kids. I'm one of four, and I've always dreamed of having a huge fa...
ABBEY CLANCY
Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written do...
LYNN ABBEY
When I have an idea, it goes from vague, cloudy notion to 100,000 words in a heartbeat.
LYNN ABBEY
My mum used Avon Skin So Soft oil when I was younger. She would have a bath, and then the smell used...
ABBEY CLANCY
I'm from a normal household. I haven't always had millions to spend on creams and clothes. I...
ABBEY CLANCY
My natural hair is jet black. I used to have it down to my bum. And I went through a phase of being ...
ABBEY CLANCY
It's a spirit that was given me and the relationships and meeting all these great people, Duke E...
ABBEY LINCOLN
That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me.
LYNN ABBEY
I'm dense when it comes to discouragement.
LYNN ABBEY
I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a para...
LYNN ABBEY
After I left that, I wanted to continue programming films, so I started the Jewish film festival.
JOSHUA ABBEY
All are unique films that you will not likely see anywhere else.
JOSHUA ABBEY
It gives them an incentive to market the film aggressively to their constituents. Then they can use ...
JOSHUA ABBEY
The film created a huge buzz at Cannes. Few people realize that Natalie Portman is Jewish and that s...
JOSHUA ABBEY
I culled the cream of the crop.
JOSHUA ABBEY
Scope is a pox on humanity. It's corrupted the market.
DOUG ABBEY
They want other branches and roots to flourish. I actually take this as a sign of Delta's commitment...
DOUG ABBEY
Nearly all of the majors have really been pretty merciless with their partners.
DOUG ABBEY
Mergers are a nightmare. I'm sure everybody has thought about it but half of the reason that airline...
DOUG ABBEY
If you don't value what you have, you're sure to lose it.
DEAR ABBEY
Love is what enables us to bridge the gap of disappointment when others don't live up to the expecta...
DEAR ABBEY
Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores it's called partnership.
DEAR ABBEY
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
DEAR ABBEY
Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores — it's c...
DEAR ABBEY
I loved Billie Holiday more than any other person other than myself on the stage. Yeah, I do.
ABBEY LINCOLN
No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few...
LYNN ABBEY