"Just think, reader, what will happen to you if the truth of a mad beast overpowers the sane truth of man?"

-- Maxim Gorky

#Truth Quotes #Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“When we endure our own tragedies or trials, most of us develop some empathy and compassion for others who are suffering. The trick is to keep that sense of compassion going throughout our daily lives, when we are likely to go on automatic pilot and move back into being judgmental, especially when times are tough.”
“Any instructions?â€ Carpenter said. â€œYeah,â€ Shane said. â€œShoot anybody who looks at Agnes funny. And anybody else you donâ€™t like. Iâ€™m getting tired of this shi*.â€ â€œSomebody needs a hug,â€ Carpenter said. â€œHumor,â€ Shane said. â€œHar.”
“What can we give a child when there is nothing left? All we have, I think, is the truth, the truth that will set him free, not limited, provable truth, but the open, growing, evolving truth that is not afraid.”
“How much courage does it take for Dean to throw red meat to the party faithful?”
“The early years of my life were very, very traumatic. It was scary, because any child knew that death was sort of lurking around Europe as far as Jews were concerned.”
“Discipline is not just about work, but about diet and about exercise and on a deeper level, about concentrating and making sure that my brain is staying in good places and the neurons are firing in positive ways as opposed to getting into anxiety, panic-attack states of mind. When I'm crazy. You know?”
“I think people enjoy finding out something genuinely new.”
“Who the Lord calls, the Lord will qualify.”

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