"Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed."

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Source : Robert J. Sawyer (2009). “Calculating God”, p.77, Macmillan

Robert J. Sawyer

#Wanting To Die Quotes #Constant Quotes

“To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it.”

Source : Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.3, Vintage Canada
“What do you do with your legacy, and how do you best put it to use?”
“She was a Jew feeder without a question in the world on that man's first night in Molching. She was an arm reacher, deep into a mattress, to deliver a sketchbook to a teenage girl. (84.25)”
“Maybe thatâ€™s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom...is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go. -Anthony Bourdain”
“America is or should be about inclusion. Immigrants like muslims don't and can't fit the white European mold that prevailed in this country 50 years ago.”
“Am I allowed to ask my book / whether it's true I wrote it?”
“A key ingredient to achieving your goals is to make sure your goals are totally congruent with who you are as a person. Your head and hearts desire must match. It's such an important step in goal achievement and if we miss it, we can end up travelling a long way down the wrong path!”
“I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our more stupid melancholy propensities, for is there anything more stupid than to be eager to go on carrying a burden which one would gladly throw away, to loathe oneâ€™s very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away?”

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