"One can never read too little of bad, or too much of good books: bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind. In order to read what is good one must make it a condition never to read what is bad; for life is short, and both time and strength limited."

-- Arthur Schopenhauer

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“The number of possible "on-off" patterns of neuronal firing is immense, estimated as a staggering ten times ten one million times (ten to the millionth power). The brain is obviously capable of an imponderably huge variety of activity; the fact that it is often organized and functional is quite an accomplishment!”

Source : Daniel J. Siegel (2015). “The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are”, p.16, Guilford Publications
“Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse.”
“Direct religious experience is threatening to organized religion, which often mediates it with a rabbi or priest.”
“Canon law itself says for one case of guilt, a priest can be dismissed from the clerical state. One.”
“There is no fickleness about Jesus: those whom He loves, He loves to the end.”
“before the gate -- my walking stick's made a river of melting snow”
“No, obviously, the time goes by, the English gets better. Ever since I met Melanie, that was almost nine years ago now, you have to just speak the language continuously, hone every word. So, and the proof for me of that, was actually in theater. It has to be two hours and 45 minutes on the stage speaking a language that is not your language, and singing.”
“If I'd understood back then that a guy could be in love with another one, it would have happened. But I didn't come to that realization for a few more years and then it was too late for Jimmy and me.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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