"Work isn't meaningful just because you spend your life doing it."

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Source : Anthony Marra (2013). “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena”, p.54, Random House

Anthony Marra

#Meaningful Quotes

“Proponents of intelligent design don't accept that some of the very complex nanomachines that we have inside ourselves could have come about solely on the basis of natural selection.”
“In crowds we have unison, in groups harmony. We want the single voice but not the single note; that is the secret of the group.”

Source : Mary Parker Follett (1918). “The New State: Group Organization the Solution of Popular Government”, p.86, Penn State Press
“I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic's foundations.”
“The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”
“I love stage actors. There's something special about all people who have to do a performance eight shows a week, and musical people, especially, are so much fun.”
“That is the challenge of a spiritual teacher: not to take on board the projections of specialness people have. This is especially dangerous for spiritual teachers who only have contact with disciples or followers, who may live in an ashram.”
“Peregrine Wickwrackscar was flying. A pilgrim with legends that went back almost a thousand years-and not one of them could come near to this!”
“There are lots of women and lots of men in the business that the powers that be decide are the right people and they'll stand with them for quite a long time.”

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