"When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos."

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Edith Hamilton

#Mind Quotes #Facts Quotes #Chaos Quotes

“Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them.”
“Each day, the American housewife turns toward television as toward a lover. She feels guilty about it, and well she might, for he's covered with warts and is only after her money.”
“The reality is that the overwhelming majority of women are working and they're going to be part of the labor force for a long time. While they may choose to take time off, they're doing things that women in '60s weren't doing.”

Source : "Women's pages: Next time you read about 'what women want,' check the research -- it's likely to be flimsy" by Reyhan Harmanci, www.sfgate.com. January 4, 2006.
“I believe in the magic and authority of words.”

Source : "This smoke that carried us". Book by René Char, 2004.
“The whole world is determined by trade - which is really the blood of the world. The driving force is everyone's desire to have a better life. How? By consuming. For countries, the 'Holy Grail' is economic growth.”

Source : "Spotlight: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, cinematographer and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme". UN News Centre Interview, www.un.org. February 7, 2011.
“I grew up with a sense of tolerance. I don't know that there was any talk about gender differences. It was respect for people. So when I became a professional and saw that there were a lot of differences in the sense of how people lived their lives, I became respectful of their territory, of their thoughts and their ideas, and it was never a problem for me to feel that this is my sister, this is my brother.”

Source : Source: www.aaa.si.edu
“It does not take much to imagine the humanity of people you don't know.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“It would make me feel that creative art has a chance in this crazy world that we all live in.”

Source : Jimmy Carl Black Interview by Stephen Moore in Munich, Germany, www.stevemoorebooks.com. March 29, 2000.

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