"The truly powerful ideas are precisely the ones that never have to justify themselves."

-- Dallas Willard

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“I'd like to do a comedy, actually. I think it would be great to do a sitcom or something like that. I'm pretty much open to anything.”
“Without new money, salaries won't be paid, the health system will stop functioning, the power network and public transport will break down, and they won't be able to import vital goods because nobody can pay.”
“I guess they just took it for granted that that was what I was interested in and let nature take its course.”
“My relationship with Barack Obama isn't based on my political philosophy or his.”

Source : "Sen. Tom Coburn: A proud contrarian". "60 minutes" with Lesley Stahl, www.cbsnews.com. December 21, 2014.
“To read means to borrow; to create out of one s readings is paying off one's debts.”
“Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.”
“You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.”

Source : Cheryl Strayed (2013). “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There”, p.108, Atlantic Books Ltd
“What drove me and kept me going over the decades? If I had to use a single word, it would be 'curiosity.”

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