"The world goes on as before, and it turns out that nobody else seems to to notice the unbearable lightness of being."

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Source : "Money And Class In America: Notes And Observations On Our Civil Religion" by Lewis H. Lapham, (Chapter 7, Descent Into The Mirror, p. 181), 1989.

Lewis H. Lapham

#Goes On Quotes #World Quotes #Unbearable Quotes

“For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant; later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”
“Think not of the sinner or the greatness of his sin, but think of the greatness of the Savior!”
“Typically, in the last round of open tournaments the level of play is markedly lower, the number of blunders higher.”
“You spend your whole life trapped inside your body. Everything you know about the world comes to you through your body.”

Source : Source: www.americansuburbx.com
“I've felt some great feelings on the baseball field... in front of 50,000 people and millions on TV... but the feeling you get when you give a kid a chance, that is a hundred times greater than that feeling.”

Source : FaceBook post by Cal Ripken Jr from Nov 14, 2012
“Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”

Source : Ignazio Silone (1963). “The School for Dictators”, New York : Atheneum
“His voice was low and rough â€¦ â€œWhat about you? Do you like bad boys?â€ â€œThereâ€™s definitely appeal,â€ she breathed. â€œGood,â€ He bent and clipped her earlobe with his teeth â€¦ â€œBecause they donâ€™t come badder than me.”
“The typical eye sees the ten per cent bad of an idea and overlooks the ninety per cent good.”

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