"The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances."

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Source : "Will underachieving and being directionless alienate me from people?" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

Mariella Frostrup

#Being Human Quotes #Advantage Quotes #Circumstances Quotes

“Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike.”
“I decided to write about the myths of divorce.”
“In the studio, I do try to have a thought in my head, so that it's not like a blank stare.”
“Physicists use 'God' as a metaphor more often than other scientists-- especially in popular writing, but in the technical literature as well. Of course, this is just a metaphor for order at the heart of confusion. A rational or aesthetic pattern underlying reality is far from a theistic God.”
“Because you want to keep an air of calm and cool.”

Source : "New Again: Maya Rudolph". Interview with Ingrid Sischy, Donatella Versace, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 20, 2013.
“I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem you in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining.”
“From education to broadband, from building roads and bridges to supporting the military, Barack Obama is delivering for North Carolina. And he is delivering for America. A growing middle class is the foundation for a strong America.”

Source : "Gov. Bev Perdue DNC 2012 speech". www.politico.com. September 04, 2012.
“To awaken a new longing for holiness: this is the great pastoral challenge that we have before us, if we want to be faithful to God's plan and also to respond to the yearnings and hopes of the peoples of America and of all peoples on earth...”

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