"From the animist point of view, humans belong in a sacred place because they themselves are sacred. Not sacred in a special way, not more sacred than anything else, but merely as sacred as anything else -- as sacred as bison or salmon or crows or crickets or bears or sunflowers."

-- Daniel Quinn

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“To do science today is to experience a dimension unique in contemporary working lives; the work promises something incomparable: the sense of living both personally and historically. That is why science now draws to itself all kinds of people - charlatans, mediocrities, geniuses - everyone who wants to touch the flame, feel alive to the time.”

Source : Vivian Gornick (2013). “Women in Science: Then and Now”, p.16, The Feminist Press at CUNY
“Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.”
“When you go into the studio or get up on the stage with people who have more experience or knowledge, you learn.”
“My object is to mystify and entertain. I wouldn't deceive you for the world.”
“All men live in suffering I know as few can know, Whether they take the upper road Or stay content on the low....”
“When people are grownups they're grown ups. They make their own decisions you know.”
“Gay writers now have both a sense of history and the fables that allows them to dwell in the realms of the ridiculous and at the same time talk seriously about things.”
“All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.”

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