"Death will never be pretty - its sights and smells too close and crude. And it will never come under our control: it gallops where we tiptoe, rips up our routines, burns our very breath with its heat and sting."

-- Nancy Gibbs

#Rip Quotes #Smell Quotes #Sight Quotes

“I am the first prime minister of this country of neither English nor French origin. So I determined to bring about a Canadian citizenship that knew no hyphenated consideration....I'm very happy to be able to say that in the House of Commons today in my party we have members of Italian, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Chinese and Ukrainian origin and they are all Canadians.”
“Night is falling. The gods have left us for those who please them better. Our time in the world is passed, and we are as wasted as the wind against the mountains. Shadows are falling, the gods have left us.”
“Victory won't come to me unless I go to it; a grape tendril ties a knot in knots till knotted thirty times”
“I don't have famous neighbours and if I did, I'd avoid them. I don't live the jet-set.”
“I was actually going to law school in 1972.”
“When my self is not with you, it is nowhere.”
“I just want to wear my heart on my sleeve.”

Source : "Tim Sherwood loses his coat and cool and insists Tottenham were better" by David Hytner, www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2014.
“When you are filled with soul energy you become magnetic." 11 Teachings to help on the journey to Soul Realization: (1) Practive humility; (2) Give up pride and self-delusion; (3) Practice loving kindness; (4) Give up anger, hatred and vindictiveness; (5) Practice generosity; (6) Avoid greed and stealing in its different aspects; (7) Practice honesty; (8) Avoid maliciousness and exploiting lies; (9)Practice moderation; (10) Avoid excessiveness; (11) Do not allow yourself to be enslaved by your lower nature”

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