"The human condition is what it is. We can see beauty and wonder in the world, but we also face imminent death and uncertainty, and we often need to sidestep the idea of time and communicate with each other, not with words but with a sense of community and union. I don't want to make an overreaching statement, but I think that's the function of culture."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Justin Adams

#Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Community Quotes

“Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the bloodshed in Northern Ireland or the bombs bursting in Lebanon and yet question the dangers of injecting religious issues into the affairs of state?”
“I'm a huge fan of Eighties music.”
“Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation.”
“You should see my corgis at sunset in the snow. It's their finest hour. About five o'clock they glow like copper. Then they come in and lie in front of the fire like a string of sausages.”
“If anything, it was a very egotistical thing because I wanted to move people. I wanted to tell a story and move people.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Slapping a catchy acronym like the JOBS Act on a piece of legislation makes it more difficult for politicians to oppose it - and indeed that's what happened with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.”
“Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.”
“Stop and reflect on what your diet is doing for you.”

Source : Alice McCall (2009). “Wellness Wisdom”, p.36, Alice McCall

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