"It is impossible for the mind to remain undisturbed by thoughts, but anyone serious about the matter can certainly permit them entry or drive them away, and although their origin does not lie entirely under our control we can choose to approve of them and to adopt them."

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Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 273), 1895.

John Cassian

#Christian Quotes #Lying Quotes #Mind Quotes

“I've been dreaming of mirrors. Millions of mirrors, reflecting people to death.”
“Imperialism is not the creation of any one or any one group of states.”
“Violence by the defenders will be used by the putschists to justify overwhelming repression which they want to use anyhow. It will be used to CLAIM that the putschists are saving the country from â€ªâ€Žterrorism or â€ª#civil warâ€¬, and are preserving "â€ªlawâ€¬ and â€ªâ€Žorderâ€¬”
“Wit loses its point when dipped in malice.”
“Graphic design was largely about communication in an artistic or creative manner, much like writing is used to convey ideas. Many designers completely miss that aspect of the "art." Some are completely satisfied with just making things pretty, without taking the communication element into consideration.”

Source : Source: justcreative.com
“Metal has always been somewhat marginalized, and I love to prove the perception and stereotypes that go with it wrong.”
“Birds fascinated her. How did they do that, seeming to fly with one mind, each of them able to anticipate what the others would do?”

Source : Suzanne Weyn (2012). “The Bar Code Rebellion”, p.17, Scholastic Inc.
“Reality is what one does not perceive when one perceives it.”

Source : Niklas Luhmann, William Rasch (2002). “Theories of Distinction: Redescribing the Descriptions of Modernity”, p.145, Stanford University Press

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