"The doctrine of the sacredness of the soul sounds vaguely uplifting, but in fact is highly malignant. It discounts life on earth as just a temporary phase that people pass through, indeed, an infinitesimal fraction of their existenceâ€¦the gradual replacement of lives for souls as the locus of moral value was helped along by the ascendency of skepticism and reason"

-- Steven Pinker

#Uplifting Quotes #People Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Enough. These few words are enough If not these few words, this breath If not this breath, this sitting here This opening to the life we have refused again and again Until now Until now.”
“You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise you're just a lizard standing there with the sun shining on you.”
“That's where depression hits you most - your home life. It doesn't affect your work. I can't do this zany, wacky, funny thing any more. I haven't been like that for a long time.”
“The corporation is the "master", the employee is the "servant". Because the corporation owns the means of production without which the employee could not make a living, the employee needs the corporation more than vice versa.”
“That's why ears have cartilage, to keep them from flapping.”
“We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.”
“The stench of human wreckage in which the Nazi regime finally sank down to defeat has been the most shocking fact of modern times.”

Source : Janet Flanner (1966). “Paris Journal: 1944-1965”
“Education - lifelong education for everyone - from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers - is indeed an excellent investment for individuals and society as a whole.”

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