"We are better givers than getters, not because we are generous people, but because we are proud, arrogant people. The Christmas story-the one according to Luke, not Dickens-is not about how blessed it is to be givers but about how essential it is to see ourselves as receivers."

-- William Henry Willimon

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“Say there are three identical-looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those will always be empty. The third will have a line of people patiently waiting, checking their phones. There's always one place that's the place. That's how it works.”
“At the time it seemed like a natural development of my interest in what was going on around me in society.”
“Being busy and being productive are not necessarily the same. Many people keep busy to avoid taking action on things they're afraid to pursue.”

Source : "8 Principles for Having Fun" by Lauren Mackler, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 24, 2010.
“If you wanted to build the most powerful computer you could, you can't do better than including everything in the universe that's potentially available.”
“Itâ€™s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. Itâ€™s another thing to play with him.”
“China is incredibly important to the future of mankind. For me, this is something that we all need to have intelligent discussions about in America, in Britain, in Europe. We need to really understand that their destiny and our destiny, Africa's destiny, etc., are all completely tied in. The argument for getting to know your neighbors is very compelling.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I'm just an old man and I smell bad, remember?”
“I am a writer of the textbooks of scientology.”

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