"Every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. (23-24)"

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Jean Vanier

#Needs Quotes #Messages Quotes #Violence Quotes

“Do not let fear confine your life Inside a shell of doubt; A turtle never moves until His head is sticking out.”
“Faith keeps you going, but doubt keeps you from going off the deep end.”

Source : Brad Warner (2010). “Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye”, p.165, New World Library
“Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star.”
“I think movies have much more magic than the theater. Theater can be a magical experience, but movies thrust their subjectivity on you in a more profound way.”
“I am too many flavors for one ***** spoon. I want to erase the lines so I can be me. If we do not speak, who will?”
“Money has always been a particular problem for revolutionaries and anti-capitalists. What will money look like 'after the revolution'? How will it function? Will it exist at all? It's hard to answer the question if you don't know what money actually is. Proposing to eliminate it entirely seems utopian and naive.”
“Ladies, just a little more virginity, if you don't mind.”

Source : To a motley collection of women, assembled to play ladies in waiting to a queen, in Alexander Woollcott 'Shouts and Murmurs' (1923) 'Capsule Criticism'
“The Lord loves holiness and transparency, and I think that if we are to worship Him properly and lead others to do the same, our day to day lives have to reflect that.”

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