"Our principles fix what our life stands for, our aims create the light our life is bathed in, and our rationality, both individual and coordinate, defines and symbolizes the distance we have come from mere animality. It is by these means that our lives come to more than what they instrumentally yield. And by meaning more, our lives yield more."

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Robert Nozick

#Distance Quotes #Mean Quotes #Light Quotes

“I always felt strongly connected to the region where I was born. But after leaving school, the only clear thought I had about my life was to leave this provincial area and go to places where real life was happening.”
“I had the good fortune to direct my first professional production with one of my Dad's masterpieces, The Man Who Came To Dinner. What it taught me was how beautifully the Kaufman and Hart plays are constructed: with economy, and wit, and warmth, and a sensibility, and heart/Hart that appeals to every stripe of theatregoers. It was a gift that can't be underestimated.”

Source : Source: blog.roundabouttheatre.org
“On every side, and at every hour of the day, we came up against the relentless limitations of pioneer life.”
“Have you ever seen the dawn? Not a dawn groggy with lack of sleep or hectic with mindless obligations and you about to rush off on an early adventure or business, but full of deep silence and absolute clarity of perception? A dawning which you truly observe, degree by degree. It is the most amazing moment of birth. And more than anything it can spur you to action. Have a burning day.”
“The days are gone forever when our enemies could blackmail us with nuclear bombs.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“When you talk about Lacrosse, you talk about the lifeblood of the six nations. The game is ingrained into our culture and our system and our lives. (the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora)”
“Fake sympathy is the politicians demanding more cash as they ignore the underlying crisis. They prefer money over morality.”
“...hiding what you know is sometimes as important as knowing it...”

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