"It is certain that if you would have the whole secret of a people, you must enter into the intimacy of their religion."

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Source : Edgar Quinet (1845). “Ultramontanism: Or, The Roman Church and Modern Society”, p.78

Edgar Quinet

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“You all say you need us. Well, maybe you do, but not to help, with the millions of bubbly new minds about to be unleashed, with all the cities coming awake at last. Together, you're more than enough to change the world without us. So from now on, David and I are here to stand in your way. You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.”

Source : Scott Westerfeld (2010). “Specials”, p.315, Simon and Schuster
“If you have breakouts, it can be really healing, it's a little bit stinky, but if you're not sleeping over at your boyfriend's, it's really effective”
“Whatever I take, I take too much or too little; I do not take the exact amount. The exact amount is no use to me.”
“For a long time religion made me feel guilty for being involved in music. Growing up, the religion I grew up in, the Church of Christ, encouraged a capella, but didn't allow musical instruments, so even though my parents allowed me to play trumpet in the band, and I was pretty good at it, it had this baggage.”

Source : Interview with David Jacob Kramer, believermag.com. June 1, 2009.
“Intelligence in chains loses in lucidity what it gains in intensity.”
“I'm from the ADHD generation, to be honest - I genuinely was on Ritalin in middle school - so I'm most comfortable with a hundred things going on at once. It's deadlines that get pesky.”
“Running from fear only strengthens fear-you are demonstrating that fear has power over you. Fear must be faced and gone through.”
“The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing.”

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