"It is only by closing the ears of the soul, or by listening too intently to the clamors of the sense, that we become oblivious of their utterances."

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Source : Alexander Crummell, John R. Oldfield, Southern Texts Society (1995). “Civilization and Black Progress: Selected Writings of Alexander Crummell on the South”, p.152, University of Virginia Press

Alexander Crummell

#Soul Quotes #Listening Quotes #Utterance Quotes

“You put up with your voice and speak with it because you haven't any choice. But it's what you say that counts.”
“She had nothing in this world but her two hands and her crazy love for Jesus, who seemed, for his part, never to have heard of her.”

Source : Denis Johnson (2016). “Tree of Smoke”, p.112, Pan Macmillan
“I like the idea of being a novelist. I picture myself on the coast, the wind in my hair, horses galloping around me as I sit at my typewriter in the middle of a field.”
“How can I be expected to love someone who tries such crude manipulations as bringing me breakfast in bed?”
“People sometimes forget that a rat race can be won only by a rat.”
“What I really think is going to happen over time is technology is going to change the way we live for the good for the environment.”
“Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.”

Source : "Chris Pine’s life lessons". Interview with Ryan Bailey, www.menshealth.co.uk. January 17, 2016.
“If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.”

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