"Religion is nothing but institutionalized mysticism. The catch is, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalization. The moment we attempt to organize mysticism, we destroy its essence. Religion, then, is mysticism in which the mystical has been killed. Or, at least diminished."

-- Tom Robbins

#Essence Quotes #Doe Quotes #Moments Quotes

“Life on earth is more like a verb. It repairs, maintains, re-creates, and outdoes itself.”

Source : Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan (1995). “What is Life?”, p.14, Univ of California Press
“Even though I've been doing it for so long, I still feel fresh. Even when I walk out on stage, I still feel pretty much the same as I've always felt.”
“Al-Qur'an is not a book of Science, â€˜S-C-I-E-N-C-Eâ€™ but a book of Signs â€˜S-I-G-N-S”
“You can either go to bed satisfied with your efforts today or stressed with what you left for tomorrow. You can either work hard to take on the hill or never know what it is that people see at the top.”

Source : Joe De Sena, Jeff O'Connell (2014). “Spartan Up!: A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life”, p.96, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I think the 50mm lens is an extremely good discipline lens; it requires you to see in a more refined way, not just tighter.”
“When I made the decision - when my team-mates made that decision, when the whole peloton made that decision - it was a bad decision and an imperfect time. But it happened.”
“I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and mountain and river; I have seen the sunset on the Jungfrau, and the full moon rise over Mont Blanc; but the fairest vision on which these eyes ever looked was the flag of my country in a foreign land. Beautiful as a flower to those who hate it, terrible as a meteor to those who hate it, it is the symbol of the power and glory, and the honor, of fifty million Americans.”
“No wise man ever took a handgun to a gun fight.”

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