"But I remember being told that the truth does not depend on being believed."

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Kevin Powers

#Doe Quotes #Remember Quotes

“This is what holidays, travels, vacations are about. It is not really rest or even leisure we chase. We strain to renew our capacity for wonder to shock ourselves into astonishment once again.”

Source : Shana Alexander (1970). “The feminine eye”, McCall Pub. Co
“The things that are most precious to us are sometimes the most secret.”
“Melancholy and utopia are heads and tails of the same coin.”

Source : "From The Diary Of A Snail (On Stasis and Progress)". Book by Gunter Grass, 1972.
“You're much more likely to reach your goals if they're your goals, speaking to your desires, rather than the desires of outside influences. Goals that are meaningful to you will keep you inspired and driven towards success.”
“I like to play with the conventions around what we expect of paintings historically. But I also like to play with the conventions that you expect from a Kehinde Wiley painting, too.”
“I am aware that a philosopher's ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God.”

Source : "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". Book by Nicolaus Copernicus, 1543.
“Activating our light and our full potential requires that we embrace our shadow. Realizing our wholeness requires us to become big enough to hold our brokenness.”
“Carter was so taken aback by her attack he dropped his knife. â€œYou knocked him stupid,â€ he bellowed. â€œNo,â€ Emily corrected in what she believed was a reasonable tone of voice. â€œHe was already stupid. I knocked him out.”

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