Each drew his sword / On the side of the Lord.

—Phyllis McGinley

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About Phyllis McGinley

Phyllis McGinley (March 21, 1905 – February 22, 1978) was an American author of children's books and poetry. Her poetry was in the style of light verse, specializing in humor, satiric tone and the positive aspects of suburban life. She won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961.

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A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.

—Phyllis McGinley

Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time!

—Phyllis McGinley

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Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.

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Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.

—Martin Luther King Jr.

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Nonviolence doesn't always work — but violence never does.

—Madge Micheels-Cyrus

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If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.

—Pentagon official on why the U.S. military censored graphic footage from the Gulf War

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Another plan I have is World Peace through Formal Introductions. The idea is that everyone in the world would be required to meet everyone else in the world, formally, at least once. You'd have to look the person in the eye, shake hands, repeat their name, and try to remember one outstanding physical characteristic. My theory is, if you knew everyone in the world personally, you'd be less inclined to fight them in a war: "Who? The Malaysians? Are you kidding? I know those people!

—George Carlin

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