"But principles defended at the expense of pragmatic application is the business of priests."

-- Kathleen Parker

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“The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment.”
“I must admit that many humans have a strong need to perceive life as in some sense benign and potentially happy. It is also evident that this need cannot be met if we do not experience a salvific change in consciousness, which allows us to perceive a greater, happier reality beyond the world of matter and sense.”

Source : "The Rebirth of Gnosticism: An Interview with Dr. Stephan A. Hoeller". New Dawn Magazine, No.143 (Mar-Apr 2014), beforeitsnews.com. May 20, 2015.
“My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him.”
“Like when you go to a magic show and you know how they do the illusions. That's how I am when I watch any movies where they have people flying through the air.”
“When the days are too short, chances are you are living at your best.”
“Paperwork is the embalming fluid of bureaucracy, maintaining an appearance of life where none exists.”
“People are fascinated by the rich: Shakespeare wrote plays about kings, not beggars.”
“In order to understand the interrelation of truth and falsehood in life, a man must understand falsehood in himself, the constant incessant lies he tells himself.”

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