"The ritual of our daily lives permeate our very bodies."

-- Banana Yoshimoto

#Body Quotes #Daily Life Quotes #Ritual Quotes

“I suffer the anthropological malady diagnosed by Le vi- Strauss inTristes tropiques: I find it much more difficult to suspend value judgments about the society in which I normally reside than I do abroad. It takes physical and cultural distance to gain moral detachment and political noncommitment. Relativism implies a solid measure of indifference.”
“Drinking rum before 10 am makes you a pirate, not an alcoholic.”
“Most of us have nicknames-annoying, endearing, embarrassing.But what about your true name?It is not necessarily your given name. But it is the one to which you are most eager to respond when called.Ever wonder why?Your true name has the secret power to call you.”
“Listen, anybody who has a film festival has the right to show what they want.”
“Hurry it up! I want to be in hell in time for dinner.”

Source : Edward H. Rulloff's last words before he was hanged, May 18, 1871.
“When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered.”
“It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.”
“As cruel as life might be at times, if you throw in the towel, which is what everyone will expect, then nothing good will happen and your life will fall apart. Be better than that!”

Source : Bill Courtney (2014). “Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love”, p.9, Weinstein Publishing

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