"In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects."

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Source : 1966 Speech to the US Senate, 21 Apr.

J. William Fulbright

#Freedom Quotes #Medicine Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“It is the will of God and Nature that these mortal bodies be laid aside, when the soul is to enter into real life; 'tis rather an embrio state, a preparation for living; a man is not completely born until he be dead: Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals?”
“I find impressionists slightly annoying, really.”
“We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things. Words without experience are meaningless.”

Source : Vladimir Nabokov (2011). “The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated”, p.255, Vintage
“We must not think that religious concerns swamped all other social activities. They simply provided a focal point for them.”
“I was very new to working in front of the camera when I started shooting Gatsby, so I set myself the mission of gleaning as much information as possible out of the much more experienced actors. The cast was astoundingly talented.”
“The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting. The Way has no form or sound. It's subtle and hard to perceive. It's like when you drink water: you know how hot or cold it is, but you can't tell others.”
“And according as we say, "Our Father," because He is The Father of those who understand and believe; so also we call it "our Bread," because Christ is The Bread of those who are in union with His Body. And we ask that this Bread should be given to us daily, that we who are in Christ, and daily receive The Eucharist for the Food of Salvation, may not by the interposition of some heinous sin...be separated from Christ's Body.”

Source : Cyprian (2012). “The Sacred Writings of Saint Cyprian (Annotated Edition)”, p.405, Jazzybee Verlag
“To bring oneself to a frame of mind and to the proper energy to accomplish things that require plain hard work continuously is the one big battle that everyone has. When this battle is won for all time, then everything is easy.”

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