"But I am living in the midst of the uncertainty and risk, amid things that can and do bring physical destruction, because I am running from things that can destroy my soul: complacency, comfort, and ignorance. I am much more terrified of living a comfortable life in a self-serving society and failing to follow Jesus than I am of any illness or tragedy."

-- Katie Davis

#Running Quotes #Jesus Quotes #Ignorance Quotes

“I wasn't really happy in school and didn't really have anything else going for me; I wasn't really good at anything. Drama was at least something I loved and was really passionate about.”
“There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre.”
“The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.”
“Certainly, we are hurt by the high fuel prices because it raises our cost.”
“Making a wish is like saying, 'I can't deal with anything, I give up, somebody bigger come along and solve it all instead.”
“Ron Hubbard was trying to get people out of their body with his HCA courses, but frankly, he was failing badly. When I was a staff member, occasions came up that I was asked to help some member of the graduating class to get a reality on out-of-body experiences...Hubbard would never acknowledge this ability of mine, and after leaving him I did a lot of experimenting.”
“The collection is a labor of love and devotion, and whenever I found free time from my journalism work, I'd work on one story or another, or at least sketch out my characters, and research various issues related to my characters' dilemmas.”

Source : "‘Birds of Paradise Lost’: A Conversation With Author Andrew Lam". Interview with Anna Challet, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 5, 2013.
“Prejudices are not easily got rid of as an old coat which is no longer thought of.”

Source : Nicolas Malebranche (2014). “Dialogues on Metaphysics”, p.200, Routledge

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