"It's amazing how we can do things simultaneously, like talking and not listening."

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Source : "Self-Annihilating Sentences: Saul Gorn's Compendium of Rarely Used Clichés" by Saul Gorn, University of Pennsylvania Department of Computer and Information Science Technical Report No. MS-CIS-85-0, (p. 11), repository.upenn.edu. March 1992.

Saul Gorn

#Talking Quotes #Listening Quotes

“The permanent mental attitude which the sensitive intelligence derives from philosophy is an attitude that combines extreme reverence with limitless skepticism.”

Source : "The Meaning of Culture". Book by John Cowper Powys, pp. 27-28, 1929.
“Death and life were not Till man made up the whole, Made lock, stock and barrel Out of his bitter soul”
“He who is best prepared can best serve his moment of inspiration.”
“When social forces press for the rejection of age-old Truth, then those who reject it will seek meaning in their own truth. These truths will rarely be Truth at all; they will be only collections of personal preferences and prejudices.”
“Please raise your children with love and non-judgement. Tell them everyone has the right to love who they want to love. It shouldnâ€™t threaten you or who you are.”

Source : Source: chicago.gopride.com
“We've got rights the right to starve We've got jobs waiting for work We're all brothers lousy and dirty We're all free and equal to die like dogs”
“How will you use the years God gives you? Will you be remembered for being a fault-finder? Or will you be known for your quick smile, the laugh lines around your eyes, and the twinkle deep within? After all, God gives you your face, but you provide the expression!”
“God bless this tiny little boat, And me who travels in it. It stays afloat for years and years, And sinks within a minute. And so the soul in which we sail, Unknown by years of thinking, Is deeply felt and understood, The minute that itâ€™s sinking.”

Source : Michael Leunig (2006). “When I Talk to You: A Cartoonist Talks to God”, p.122, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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