"Fundamentalists are less concerned to be systematic and rational than to be humble and faithful, accepting God's commandments because they come from God, not because they proceed from common sense or sophisticated reason."

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Source : Israel Shenker (1985). “Coat of Many Colors: Pages from Jewish Life”, Doubleday Books

Israel Shenker

#Humble Quotes #Humility Quotes #Common Sense Quotes

“This obsession with leadership... It's not neutral; it's American, this idea of the heroic leader who comes in on a white horse to save the day. I think it's killing American companies.”
“You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.”
“When I'm on the court, it's like I'm in heaven.”
“The essence of all health begins through joyful living.”
“I think God is how you deal with everything that's out of your own control.”
“The idea that somebody who has done something horrible in a war is not willing to talk about it for 32 years is hardly a shocking idea. Quite the contrary.”

Source : "GMA: Transcript of Bob Kerrey Interview". Interview with George Stephanopoulos, abcnews.go.com.
“The development of willpower -I will, I won't and I want- may define what it means to be human.”
“I had no idea how complicated and solitary it could be to write a simple book.”

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