"Our rulers at the present day, with their machines and their preachers, are all occupied in putting into our heads the preposterous notion that activity rather than contemplation is the object of life."

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Source : John Cowper Powys (1930). “In defence of sensuality”

John Cowper Powys

#Machines Quotes #Contemplation Quotes #Preacher Quotes

“A tension or difficulty can signal the approach of a new grace of God. But it has to be looked at wisely and humanly.”
“In our memories the stories of our lives defy chronology, resist transcription: past ambushes present, and future hurries into history.”

Source : Anthony Doerr (2010). “About Grace: A Novel”, p.203, Simon and Schuster
“It is only the untalented director who imagines him or herself in every part, wants his or her own thoughts and emotions portrayed; it is only the untalented who make their own limitations those of the actors as well.”
“The Beatles set the rules. And the rules were: now just because we have long hair doesn't mean that we're rebellious.”
“The Emmy will have no effect on me, from the standpoint that you've still got to wash your bowl after breakfast.”
“Sometimes our fights are as strong as a current, as consistent as waves and as stubborn as unmoveable rocks. Martial fights cause the same kind of erosion as powerful waves do when they hit the shore”
“I loved to read and to write, but then something happened. As I made my way through school, I kept getting handed books to read that didn't excite me and didn't even remotely connect to the realities of my life.”
“As a business owner or manager, you know that hiring the wrong person is the most costly mistake you can make.”

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