"Where there is so much racket, there must be something out of kilter"

--

Sojourner Truth

“Once efficiency is universally accepted as a rule, it becomes an inner compulsion and weighs like a sense of sin, simply because no one can ever be efficient enough, just as no one can ever be virtuous enough. And this new sense of sin only contributes further to the enervation of leisure, for the rich as well as the poor. The difficulty of carrying on a leisure-oriented tradition of culture in a work-oriented society is enough in itself to keep the present crisis in our culture unresolved.”

Source : "Art and Culture: Critical Essays". Book by Clement Greenberg, pp. 31-32: "The Plight of Culture" (1953), 1961.
“Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.”
“You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.”
“The more that we gather at the seasonal tides of Nature, the more we become like Nature. When we become like Her it is easier to understand Her.”

Source : Raven Grimassi (2003). “The Wiccan mysteries: ancient origins & teachings”, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
“Those who regarded the revolution, during Imam Khomeini's time, as a deviation, are now [wielding] the tools of terror and oppression”
“They took it for granted that if they went he would go also, but really they scarcely cared. Thus children are ever so ready, when novelty knocks, to desert their dearest ones.”
“I have faith in the jury system.”
“The gulf coast region has been hit hard by two major hurricanes and is going to need federal assistance at several levels, The best way to make sure that the resources are targeted properly is for us to see this area firsthand. I am pleased that members from both sides of the aisle share my commitment to making sure that the relief effort is targeted and managed as efficiently as possible.”

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