@bobbybaird i'm a writer, so are you. we try to compose our thoughts and words for effect as well as sense. vain of us? a bit.
Lord, deliver me from the man who never makes a mistake, and also from the man who makes the same mistake twice.
Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.
America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking.
The whole house came up and I came up with it... I was just praying to the Lord to take care of me.
Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the money twenty years ago.
I felt the Lord telling me just to be patient all year. Whether it happened this year, next, or never, everything was going to be okay.
I'd be stupid not to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ because it was tough out there and I was nervous, and I felt his presence all day.
To so many people, the Lord is in danger of being no more than a patron saint of our systematic theology instead of the Christ Who is our life.
Make sure it is God's trumpet you are blowing- if it is only yours it won't wake the dead, it will simply disturb the neighbours.
Being a mother must be the saddest yet the most hopeful thing in the world, falling into a love that, once started, would never end.
Having grown up in the Middle East, eating beans for breakfast always seemed like a bizarre British eccentricity.
On many occasions, an informal buffet and casual seating offer a little more intimacy than a loud gathering around a big table.
I am sure that in the story of Adam and Eve, the forbidden fruit was a fig and not an apple, pear or anything else.
You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
One Indian-inspired favourite of mine is mashed potato mixed with lemon juice, breadcrumbs, coriander and chilli, shaped into patties, fried and served with chutney and yoghurt.
Most pumpkin dishes involve scooping out the seeds, cutting off the skin, and chopping up the flesh before cooking.
Chipotles, which are dried jalapeno peppers, give out a terrific smoky flavour - they're warm, earthy and usually not too spicy.
Cobnuts have a fresher flavour than any other nut I know of and go very well with autumnal fruit and light cheeses.
Tahini is fantastically versatile, its deep, nutty flavour a harmonious match with roasted vegetables, grilled oily fish or barbecued meat.
The addition of vinaigrette to freshly roasted vegetables gives them a freshness and juiciness they don't normally have; the acidity brings out new shades of flavour, too.
