"Even secular people can't really escape from the need to rest their ideas on some belief, some sort of commitment that is not scientific commitment."

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Source : Source: www.christianpost.com

#Commitment Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“I started playing piano; I picked up a ukulele, and I loved it and kept playing that. I play a bit of guitar, and some African drums from back in the day.”
“I have stopped finding fault with creation and have learned to accept it. We have some power in us that knows its own ends. It is that which drives us on to what we must finally becomeâ€¦ This is the true meaning of transformation. This is the real metamorphosis.”

Source : David Malouf (2012). “An Imaginary Life”, p.58, Random House
“Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist.”

Source : Ned Rorem (2000). “Lies: A Diary, 1986-1999”, Counterpoint Press
“I'm not saying that I made a film to make young people feel great, not such a simple message, but I really felt that I will not go back to do something depressing. I had to make something happy and funny, and show that there are always many ways to continue - even when you're feeling ugly, or you are forgotten by your parents.”
“How can you eat anything with eyes?”
“I'm a family oriented guy; I've personally started four or five this year.”
“A Big Wave is like a Beautiful Woman.....exciting to look at and thrilling to ride.”
“Each of us has been designed for one of two immortal functions, as either a storyteller or as a cross-legged listener to tales of wonder, love, and daring. When we cease to tell or listen, then we no longer exist as a people.”

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