"My hair would continue to gray, and then one day, it would fall out entirely, and then, on a day meaninglessly close to the present one, meaninglessly like the present one, I would disappear from the earth. And all these emotions, all these yearnings, all these data, if that helps to clinch the enormity of what I'm talking about, would be gone. And that's what immortality means. It means selfishness. My generations belief that each one of us matters more than you or anyone else would think."

-- Gary Shteyngart

#Fall Quotes #Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Any idea can be brought into the classroom if the point is to inquire into its structure, history, influence and so forth. But no idea belongs in the classroom if the point of introducing it is to recruit your students for the political agenda it may be thought to imply.”

Source : Stanley Fish (2015). “Think Again: Contrarian Reflections on Life, Culture, Politics, Religion, Law, and Education”, p.360, Princeton University Press
“No matter what, nobody can take away the dances you've already had.”

Source : Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2014). “Memories of My Melancholy Whores”, p.59, Penguin UK
“The different part of writing and singing worship lies in the identity and truth of God's Word and true intention for us as His followers on this Earth.”

Source : Source: www.christianpost.com
“When blocked or defeated in an enterprise I had much at heart, I always turned immediately to another field of work where progress looked possible, biding my time for a chance to resume the obstructed road.”
“Worrying about the dunya is a darkness in the heart, while worrying about akhirah is a light in the heart.”
“I've never known a Philadelphian who wasn't a downright 'character'; possibly a defense mechanism resulting from the dullness of their native habitat.”
“Sure, you can mix the flour, baking soda, salt, shortening, and the whole nine yards, but why wouldn't you just pull out a box of Bisquick?”
“Today's biggest headlines are stories about people who thought they were doing something that was secret: Jesse Jackson's secret girlfriend and child, Monica Lewinski's private meetings with the president and confidential girl talk with Linda Tripp. Just think of the news stories we've watched on television...”

Source : Ted Haggard (2003). “Letters from Home”, Regal Books

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