"The language of labels is like paper money, issued irresponsibly, with nothing of intrinsic value behind it, that is, with no effort of the intelligence to see, to really apprehend."

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Source : Paula Fox (2011). “News from the World: Stories and Essays”, p.150, W. W. Norton & Company

Paula Fox

#Effort Quotes #Paper Quotes #Labels Quotes

“Only God is love, and for this love to be fully realized self must step aside. And not only do we not need a self to love God, but for the same reason we do not need a mind to know him, for that in us which knows God, is God.”

Source : Bernadette Roberts (1993). “The Experience of No-Self: A Contemplative Journey”, p.155, SUNY Press
“The only guarantee of the Bill of Rights which continues to have any force and effect is the one prohibiting quartering troops on citizens in time of peace. All the rest have been disposed of by judicial interpretation and legislative whittling.”
“I find it pointless sitting in my house not working, though I like to go on extended vacations from time to time.”
“The most persistent threat to freedom, to the rights of Americans, is fear.”
“Imagine if for years your habit is to use the phone when you're having a massage on the bed, even one minute before going out to train? For 25 days I accepted this, because my first priority was to work on the field. However, I've said that from now if someone comes inside with a mobile phone, even in their bag, I'll throw it in the North Sea. They're banned.”

Source : "Ketchup off menu for Di Canio's Sunderland". www.foxnews.com. August 17, 2013.
“Angels, demons, sex. Heaven, hell, war. Blood and royalty, history and magic, fire and ice. And a story you cannot put down. This is fantasy at its best.”
“I'd like to see a world free of strife, stress, pain, hunger, war - a cool place where everyone could live.”
“You are either getting better or getting worse, but you are never staying the same.”

Source : Drew Brees (2010). “Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity”, p.189, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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