#relief

I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. It's a relief to accept that not everything is under your control. ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

#big #big guy #control #dump #everything

The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment. ↗

— Leo Kottke

#audience #because #bulk #entertainment #give

It is such a relief to be told the truth. ↗

— Katherine Anne Porter

#such #told #truth

Congress had the opportunity to extend tax relief to working families without increasing the deficit. Instead, we were handed a bill that favors the wealthy and eliminates deductions that benefit the middle class. ↗

— Rick Larsen

#bill #class #congress #deductions #deficit

The tax relief that this Congress has given now in terms of four tax cuts has overwhelmingly gone to the people at the very top of the income scale in America. ↗

— Richard Neal

#congress #cuts #four #given #gone

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. ↗

— Fred Rogers

#childhood #children #learning #often #play

You're insane!" she shouted. "Pretty cool, huh?" "No!"Tally yelled. "Why didn't you tell me it was broken?" Shay shrugged. "More fun that way?" "More fun?" Her heart beating fast,her vision strangely clear. She was full of anger and relief and...joy. "Well, kind of. But you suck! ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#coaster #funny #insane #joy #relief

A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain. ↗

— Dan Quisenberry

#fires #gun #like #manager #pitcher

The Minnesota spirit of compassion and help for people in need has moved countless Minnesotans to step forward to provide relief for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#countless #forward #help #hurricane #hurricane katrina

Compared to the challenges or raising an autistic child, weightlifting is a relief. ↗

— Melanie Roach

#challenges #child #compared #raising #relief