"You're after something - not a story, but a certain, exquisitely intense encounter with beauty - and the only way to find it is to tiptoe past the dragon's cave."

-- William Finnegan

#Past Quotes #Dragons Quotes #Encounters Quotes

“It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom & passion.”
“We ask [ of the computer ] not just about where we stand in nature, but about where we stand in the world of artefact. We search for a link between who we are and what we have made, between who we are and what we might create, between who we are and what, through our intimacy with our own creations, we might become.”
“If you're a gardener, or creating a garden you're clearly looking to the future. You have a sense of your own future and a sense of yourself in that space. People coming here feel that hope, that renewal, and that sense of regeneration. They get their hands dirty and connect back to the ground, which is what we feel strongly about - giving everybody the opportunity to get connected to the earth.”
“In motivating people to love and defend the natural world, an ounce of hope is worth a ton of despair”

Source : "For more wonder, rewild the world". TED Talk, www.ted.com. July 2013.
“It is but shaping the bribe to the taste, and every one has his price.”
“A university is not a political party, and an education is not an indoctrination.”
“We learned after the first semester in law school that it's best never to discuss exams. If notes are compared afterwards, you become painfully aware of things you missed.”
“Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort have created a biblically sound course that will not only motivate Christians; it will equip them to fulfill the Great Commission.”

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