"Perhaps the attempt to achieve grace by identification with the animals was the most sensitive thing which was tried in the whole bloody history of religion ."

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Gregory Bateson

#Animal Quotes #Grace Quotes #Sensitive Quotes

“Your children make it impossible to regret your past. They're its finest fruits. Sometimes the only ones.”

Source : Anna Quindlen (2003). “Object Lessons: One True Thing; Black and Blue”
“Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I've been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop.”
“The world cracks open for those willing to take a risk.”
“That's our plan? We're going to walk fifty kilometers, right past the Germans, to a poultry collective that maybe didn't get burned down, grab a dozen eggs, and come home?" "Well, anything would sound ridiculous if said it in that tone of voice." "Tone of....I'm asking you a question!”
“Being in the moment with these guys was just a profound experience every day, and when we shoot a movie it's actually a very short process, especially an independent movie like this. It was only thirty five days of shooting.”

Source : "Rampart Director, Oren Moverman Interview". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I’m not into the whole Austrian type, strongly libertarian economics. I like more mainstream economics.”

Source : "Robert Sarvis: Libertarian Candidate for Governor of Virginia with Double-Digit Poll Numbers". Interview with Brian Doherty, reason.com. October 2, 2013.
“A person shows signs of clutching on too fast, of being needy, of not hearing the word "no," of jealousy, of guarding you and your freedom. But the signs can be so small they skitter right past you. Sometimes they dance past, looking satiny, something you should applaud. Someone's jealousy can make you feel good. Special. But it's not even about you. It's about a hand that is already gripping. It's about their need, circling around your throat”
“Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.”

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