"Striving for longevity through versatility facilitates what we might call an ecological or true materialism. ... we are not truly materialist because we fail to invest deep or sacred meanings in material goods. Instead, our materialism connotes an unbounded desire to acquire followed by a throwaway mentality. True materialism could become part of a new ecological consciousness."

-- Juliet B. Schor

#Desire Quotes #Might Quotes #Sacred Quotes

“why, the only reason for religion is that it can make you, keep you safe. If religion weren't true, then there would be no salvation, no comfort for being alive and alone, there would be nothing but living and dying - no, that cannot be so ... of course religion is true and will save me ...”
“For too long, Americans have fallen victim to financial abuses at the hands of predatory lenders that operate in the shadows.”

Source : "Don’t Filibuster Cordray" by Kay R. Hagan, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 8, 2011.
“Learn as much as you can. Take every opportunity to learn about writing, whether itâ€™s through classes, workshops, whatever is available to you. This may be difficult, because things like classes, workshops, writing programs, require time and money. But I say this honestly and somewhat harshly â€“ if youâ€™re not willing to prioritize your writing, perhaps you should do something else?”
“Yes, Your Grace," I correct her. "I am My Lady, the King's Mother, now, and you shall curtsey to me, as low as to a queen of royal blood. This was my destiny: to put my son on the throne of England, and those who laughed at my visions and doubted my vocation will call me My Lady, the King's Mother, and I shall sign myself Margaret Regina: Margaret R.”
“Life is like an onion: you peel off layer after layer and then you find there is nothing in it.”
“I've gone more than 40 years without having to use an alarm clock or go to an office. At this point, I don't think I'd be capable of not writing. I don't think I could deprive myself of that sky. It would be like putting an animal in a cage.”

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“Body armor. Four thousand pounds of body armor. And missile-proof glass? Nice. What had happened to good old-fashioned bulletproof?”
“It's not pressure. It's responsibility We put it on ourselves.”

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