"We are shaped not only by our current geography but by our ancestral one as well. Americans, for instance, retain a frontier spirit even though the only frontier that remains is that vast open space between the SUV and strip mall. We are our past."

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Source : Eric Weiner (2014). “The Geography of Bliss”, p.149, Random House

Eric Weiner

#Past Quotes #Space Quotes #Suvs Quotes

“To be clear... no one is above the law.”
“The PhD system is the real root of the evil of academic snobbery. People who have PhDs consider themselves a priesthood, and inventors generally don't have PhDs.”
“A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the West. Don't believe a word of this: try asking the children of Indochina who were dumped by their parents for inherited deformities that were attributed to sins in a previous 'life.”
“I have a good sense of humor. I think everything we do should have whimsy in it.”
“I am Loved by the King, and it makes my heart want to sing!”

Source : Song: How Can I Keep From Singing, Album: See the Morning, 2006
“I live for those who love me, for those who know me true, for the heaven so blue above me, and the good that I can do.”
“Habit gives endurance, and fatigue is the best night cap.”
“You cannot compare your athletic achievement to the importance of children and giving them a safe environment in which to grow up and enjoy life.”

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