"Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future."

-- Hannah Arendt

#Promise Quotes #Way Quotes #Humans Quotes

“Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.”
“I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it.”
“Since the days of Abraham many men of unusual intellect not only have diligently studied the divine plan, but have devoted their lives to having a part in making it known to others.”
“I've always quite liked the idea of being an archeologist, sort of scrubbing around in the dirt.”
“We all build internal sea walls to keep at bay the sadnesses of life and the often overwhelming forces within our minds. In whatever way we do this--through love, work, family, faith, friends, denial, alcohol, drugs, or medication, we build these walls, stone by stone, over a lifetime.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kay Redfield Jamison from May 17, 2014
“The greatest need of my people is my own holiness.”
“Wouldn't you like to have heard the voice of Shakespeare, or Jesus Christ?”
“I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.”

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