What is the quote about “tending my garden”?

Hello, I’m a Catholic and I was listening to a priest speak, and he told us a story about St. Francis. Someone asked St. Francis, while he was tending his garden, what he would do if he knew he would die in an hour, and St. Francis responded “I would continue to tend to my garden.”

Today, in my World Civilization class, my teacher said the same thing instead saying it was St. Augustine. Could you please supply me with a link of the actual story and tell me the quote.

Ten points to best answer!

–André

Quotes for the ages. Know the answers?

1) “If it hugged the road any closer, it would be white line…” Who said this quote, and what was it in reference to?

2) After the incredible finish where Mansell was leading at the last lap, but mysteriously stalled, leaving the win to Nelson Piquet, what was the famous quote that Piquet said after the race in relation to his feelings when he saw Mansell stranded? What was the GP and what year?

3) “Aerodynamics are for those who cannot manufacture good engines”. Who said that?

4) “I got punched by Ayrton in the first race, crashed in my second, destroyed four cars in the third and got banned in my fourth”. Who was that driver?

5) Reporter: “Did tyres play an important role today?” “Oh, absolutely. You see, they keep the wheels from touching the ground”. Who was the driver who answered?

6) “We had a lot of problems this weekend, and I am looking forward to getting to the next race so we can have some more”. Who said this quote?

7) “In my time, the three drivers I saw racing with that extra something, the quality setting them apart from their rivals, were Villeneuve, Prost and Senna”. Many could have said the same, but whose quote is this specifically?

8) “Racing drivers have balls, unfortunately none of them are crystal”. Whose quote is this?

9) “Mansell’s wife is very unattractive. Mansell is very strange, it seems that like he likes to suffer. And I talk about double-suffering. Not only he married with that horrible woman, that he built a statue of her in their house’s garden.” Whose quote is this?

10) “Tell me, where it’s written that this team needs two number two drivers?”. Who is the driver that raised this question, to whom, and when?
After 5 answers, no one got 6), 7) and 10) right. Hints:

6) It was a Finnish driver.

7) Although Lauda may have said that as well (I am not aware, though), I specifically refer to a French driver.

10) We are talking late 1970’s.
It’s time for the answers:

1) Mario Andretti in reference to the Lotus type 79 and its aerodynamic qualities

2) Aside for the “I don’t feel sorry for Nigel”, Nelson Piquet Sr. said something that even translated in several languages will remain a classic. For decency-indecency reason I cannot quite repeat the exact words, but it has something to do with what men do when they reach the point of procreating!!!

3) Enzo Ferrari

4) Eddie Irvine

5) Alan Jones

6) Mika Salo

7) Patrick Tambay

8) David Coulthard

9) Nelson Piquet, Sr.

10) Mario Andretti to Colin Chapman in 1978 referring to his position with Ronnie Peterson

Good job from most of you! I noticed that WinWin is a fast genius in finding pertinent websites, while the rosbifs and the Allans of the world rely more on old knowledge. In the future I will have to find some quotes that are not so easy to search through the internet. Regardless, it has been fun. Thanks to all.

How can the McCanns justify the ‘like eating in the garden’ quote?

Sorry, this is still bugging me!

Is it really okay for Gerry to keep comparing eating at the Tapas Bar with eating in the garden.

I ask this as their apartment had its own private garden, so having a meal there obviously would be like eating in the garden. Going to the Tapas Bar would be like what it really was – going down the pub?
Thanks, that’s the point I’m trying to make. If it really HAD been like eating in the garden, they’d have been eating in the apartment’s garden and Madeleine would be here today. She wouldn’t have been ‘abducted’ or wandered off.

Lexy – regarding the baby listening service. I can see your comprarison, but when you carried out your duties in Spain, you had keys to the apartments. The children were locked inside – the McCann toddlers were totally unprotected in an unlocked and open doored apartment. It’s also been well documented that the McCanns never used the creche facility at the Tapas Bar (Why? They were going there anyway) or the baby sitting facility provided by Mark Warner. Lulled into a false sense of security – you can bet that their passports were locked in the office safe and Gerry’s wallet was in his back pocket – not in the open doored apartment.
Bobby L : ‘well within the bounds of responsible parenting’ eh. This comment astounds me. Not only is he continuing to believe that they did nothing wrong, he’s giving off the signal that it’s ok for us all to do it and that he would do it again. These fact finding missions really make me laugh – he should look closer to home and practice what he preaches. Such an arrogant hypocrite – and the risk of them doing it all over again.

What are some good autism slogans, quotes?

Hi, I am a mother of an autistic son. I love crafts and am thinking about making a rustic garden sign to do with Autism Awareness!
I would love to hear some of your favorite short quotes, sayings, slogans that you have came up with or heard before!!

Something like, “Staring won’t cure my son’s Autism.”

Thank you all in advance!!