"We are animal in our blood and in our skin. We were not born for pavements and escalators but for thunder and mud."

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Source : Jay Griffiths (2015). “Savage Grace: A Journey in Wildness”, p.53, Counterpoint

Jay Griffiths

#Animal Quotes #Blood Quotes #Skins Quotes

“Of all the young men in America only a few hundred can get into major league baseball, and of these only a handful in a decade can get into the Hall of Fame. So it goes in all human activity. .. Some become multimillionaires and chairmen of the board, and some of us must be content to play baseball at company picnics or manage a credit union without pay.”
“Some people steal from others, or defraud them, or enslave them, seizing their product and preventing them from living as they choose, or forcibly exclude others from competing in exchanges. None of these are permissible modes of transition from one situation to another.”
“Age overtakes us all; Our temples first; then on o'er cheek and chin, Slowly and surely, creep the frosts of Time. Up and do somewhat, ere thy limbs are sere.”

Source : Theocritus (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Theocritus (Illustrated)”, p.71, Delphi Classics
“Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.”

Source : Twitter post from Jun 17, 2014
“There are so many opportunities in life, that the loss of two or three capabilities is not necessarily debilitating. A handicap can give you the opportunity to focus more on art, writing, or music.”
“Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.”
“My private measure of success is daily. If this were to be the last day of my life would I be content with it? To live in a harmonious balance of commitments and pleasures is what I strive for.”
“Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more - it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity.”

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