"Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France, Austria or Sweden, who have understood that a nation's support of its arts is a matter of both national pride and cultural survival?"

-- Theodore Bikel

#Country Quotes #Art Quotes #Pride Quotes

“Love is like the lion’s tooth.”

Source : Emily St. John Mandel (2014). “Station Eleven: A novel”, p.160, Vintage
“Combining these two ancient teachings (yoga and vipassana) in a seamless manner, which will bring maximum benefits to the meditators, is not at all a challenge. It is just removal of some mental blocks. Ideally speaking, this combination should be done based on scientific, clinical and neurobiological studies and the combined structure should be made brick by brick, layer by layer in a flawless manner as a homogeneous composition.”
“Outer space is no place for a person of breeding.”
“And if candor strikes to forcefully, step back, draw careful breath, and consider the angle your words must take before you open your mouth, let them leak out. Because once you tilt the truth, it becomes a lie.”
“Our tax code encourages people to raise thoroughbred horses, not children.”
“What I miss [about church] is being forced to be in community with people that aren't the same as me.”
“Being an Olympic runner and now a mommy, it is so important to me to help my children learn early on how to be active and stay healthy.”
“How do we live in a way that shows an understanding that we genuinely live in a shared world, not one that simply belongs to us?”

Source : Rowan Williams (2012). “Faith in the Public Square”, p.199, A&C Black

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