"And telling a story, I suppose, is like winding a skein of spun yarn- you sometimes lose track of the beginning."

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Source : Edith Pattou (2014). “North Child”, p.10, Usborne Publishing Ltd

Edith Pattou

#Yarn Quotes #Track Quotes #Stories Quotes

“While catastrophes do enter the lives of godly people, they attach themselves far more to people who reject Him.”
“When your consciousness has become ripe in true zazen-pure like clear water, like a serene mountain lake, not moved by any wind-then anything may serve as a medium for realization.”
“A man, as a man, could arrive at all the dignity that a man was capable of obtaining or receiving; but it needed a God to raise him to the dignity of a God.”

Source : John Taylor (2018). “An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”, p.130, BoD – Books on Demand
“War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.”

Source : Carl von Clausewitz (2008). “On War”, p.7, Princeton University Press
“Obviously the transgender movement has not progressed in the way that the gay and lesbian movement has. But Im an activist - thats just the kind of person I am.”
“It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, â€œPeace! Peace!â€ â€” but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”

Source : Speech in Virginia Convention, Richmond, Va., 23 Mar. 1775.
“If you really want to diminish a candidate, depict him as the foil of his handler. This is as old in American politics as politics itself.”
“What if a small group of these world leaders were to conclude the principal risk to the earth comes from the actions of the rich countries? Â In order to save the planet, the group decides: Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring this about?”

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