"A child... never takes time off as a child; time off does not begin until the principles of order have been accepted."

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Source : Heinrich Böll (1965). “The clown”, Avon Books

Heinrich BÃ¶ll

#Children Quotes #Order Quotes #Principles Quotes

“I had the choice to either grow up and find God in the situation or become bitter. I chose to find God. And I experienced freedom like I never knew before.”
“Images are so prevalent that we get most of our information from them. We receive multiple layers of meaning within a very short compact picture, and that is what the right brain does best. Indeed, as our culture becomes more image-based, we're balancing our hemispheres. Through this new re-wiring, we're becoming a much gentler and kinder society.”
“I admit that the generation which produced Stalin, Auschwitz and Hiroshima will take some beating, but the radical and universal consciousness of the death of God is still ahead of us. Perhaps we shall have to colonise the stars before it is finally borne in upon us that God is not out there.”

Source : "RJ Hollingdale" by Carol Diethe, www.theguardian.com. October 10, 2001.
“The Rule of Accuracy: When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer.”
“The West appears to have decided for the Ukrainian people what their choice is. The EU does not condemn violent actions in Ukraine which are punishable in the West.”
“Dads are the appendix of humanity. They should just be taken out before they start causing problems.”

Source : Nick Burd (2009). “The Vast Fields of Ordinary”, p.94, Penguin
“It is the same way with dating. The time you are most prepared for dating is when you don't need anyone to complete you, fulfill you, or instill in you a sense of worth or purpose.”
“I don't call them sacrifices. I call them exchanges.”

Source : "Gymnastic Gold: Interview with Shawn Johnson and Her Mom, Teri". Interview by Ilyssa Panitz, www.parents.com.

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