"What is translated from English and into English - and in what quantities - is a question of power."

-- Ngugi wa Thiong'o

#Quantity Quotes

“Lawlessness is a self-perpetuating, ever-expanding habit.”

Source : Dorothy Thompson (1957). “The courage to be happy”
“If you don't believe me, did you happen to notice that all that's being asked for is the right to be married, which ironically promotes commitment, family and love.”
“Historically, it appears that society has capitalized on what is at most a degree of difference between the sexes in order to institutionalize the polarization of aggression.”
“I have shot myself in the foot so many times, I'm crippled. Look, I am not exactly Mr. Great Career Guy. I shoot actually what I think. In a weird way, I used to think that was really messed up. Now I think it's okay. Mistakes, once you don't repeat the same mistakes, have no regrets. Live and learn. We mess up, so what. But know why you messed up and don't make the same mistake.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“I don't know how you prepare for something like that. I cannot imagine living in a fishbowl like that. I don't live here so I don't know it will be that bad anyway because I live in Paris and we don't have that sort of phenomenon there. So I don't know, we'll see what happens.”
“Christian discipleship does not involve the abandonment of any innocent enjoyment. Any diversion or amusement which we can use so as to receive pleasure and enjoyment to ourselves, and do no harm to others, we are perfectly free to use...”
“Jesus cares more about desire than about competence”

Source : Mike Yaconelli (2009). “Messy Spirituality”, p.25, Harper Collins
“I'm not a sun person.”

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