"However, community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for ourselves but for one another. Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more important than our own. The question, therefore, is not 'How can we make community?' but, 'How can we develop and nurture giving hearts?'"

-- Henri Nouwen

#Spiritual Quotes #Heart Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I like to isolate myself when I work because I end up losing my voice by doing interviews all day.”
“I believe that if you are bringing a child into the world, you should be willing to accept them in any reality. Whether they are Black, White, Asian, have four fingers, are disabled, gayâ€¦.that the only wish should be for a happy and healthy baby.”
“The problem with Germans is that they look in the clouds for what lies at their feet.”
“When authoritative reports of radical-design craft having spectacular performance are viewed in the light of a stream of astrobiological discoveries, the possibility that some UFOs are alien does not seem quite so farfetched. Serious-minded scientists in astronomy and other disciplines estimate there could be billions of planets in the universe, and millions that could harbor life. If even a few of those planets were occupied by technological civilizations, their ability (if not desire) to explore other worlds, such as ours, must be a possibility.”
“The corruption of people is to behave in an inhuman way.”

Source : "Lord Bullock of Leafield" by Mark Frankland, www.theguardian.com. February 3, 2004.
“We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.”
“You stupid jackass," Ian said. "Who's got the crush on a worm, bro? You gonna call me stupid?”
“Foxes may be furrier and sexier than rats, but they are still vermin, and need to be controlled and killed. When I consider all the different methods of killing foxes, my view, backed up by Lord Burns, is that hunting with hounds is the most natural way to kill them . We have to be honest about the fact that what really upsets some of my hon. Friends - and, perhaps, some Opposition Members too - is the idea that only toffs go hunting. If only hunters did not wear red coats, things might be different.”

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