"The small are always dependent on the great; they are "small" precisely because they think they are independent. The great thinker is one who can hear what is greatest in the work of other "greats" and who can transform it in an original manner."

-- Martin Heidegger

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“I had horrible moment at the end of a very successful day, where I realized I just felt nothing about it and I didn't care. And I had that fear that I would, because I was successful at it, that I would be there 20, 30 years down the road, doing this job and just not caring about what I did.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“What we have to ask is this: what can we morally expect of and allow to people whom we deploy to fulfill this or that social role :police officer, school teacher, physician? This may sometimes lead to difficult social decisions - e.g. should police be permitted to illegally import drugs as part of a sting operation? In the end, I think "common - that is, critical - morality" should determine the limits of the police role.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“I'm grateful for the road. It gets me in shape. I feel like I'm 25 years old after ther first or second week.”
“How many are worried about a government shutdown? How many are more worried about it starting back up?”
“The Church has not yet touched the fringe of the possibilities of intercessory prayer. Her largest victories will be witnessed when individual Christians everywhere come to recognize their priesthood unto God and day by day give themselves unto prayer.”

Source : John Raleigh Mott (1905). “The Evangelization of the World in this Generation”
“No fear of forgetting the good-humoured faces that meet us in our walks each day.”

Source : Mary Russell Mitford (1870). “Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery”, p.11
“Faith must always pass the test of discouragement.”
“On one plane, the very great writers and the popular romancers of the lower order always meet. They use all of themselves, helplessly, unselectively. They are above the primness and good taste of declining to give themselves away.”

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