"When one considers the body in relation to dance, it is then that one truly realizes what suffering is: it is a part of our lives. No matter how much we search for it from the outside there is no way we can find it without delving intoÂ ourselves."

-- Tatsumi Hijikata

#Suffering Quotes #Body Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Sometimes people call folks here at the Simple Way saints. Usually they either want to applaud our lives and live vicariously through us, or they want to write us off as superhuman and create a safe distance. One of my favorite quotes, written on my wall here in bold black marker, is from Dorothy Day: "Don't call us saints; we don't want to be dismissed that easily”
“I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself.”

Source : Samuel Rutherford (1818). “Joshua redivivus, or, three hundred and fifty-two religious letters: to which is added a testimony to the convenanted work of Reformation between 1638 and 1649”, p.148
“I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable.”
“Everything I learned about the Great Depression was from a college textbook.”

Source : Ralph Abernathy (1989). “And the walls came tumbling down: an autobiography”, Harpercollins
“In the quest to be clever, I completely forgot about the people that I love and that love me.”
“I'm so excited and honored to be part of 'Entertainment Tonight!' 'E.T.' was the show that started all the entertainment news, so I couldn't be more thrilled.”
“But when it comes to human beings, the only type of cause that matters is final cause, the purpose. What a person had in mind. Once you understand what people really want, you can't hate them anymore. You can fear them, but you can't hate them, because you can always find the same desires in your own heart.”
“If the deaf are to hear, the sound has to be very loud. When we dropped the bomb, it was not our intention to kill anybody. We have bombed the British Government. The British must quit India and make her free.”

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