"The corruption of the American soul is consumerism."

-- Ben Nicholson

#Soul Quotes #Corruption Quotes #Consumerism Quotes

“I take positives out of negatives all the time.”
“He frames my face with his hands as he says, "Tess. Only you could be brave enough to die with me. But I want you to live for me." We kiss, as desperate as though we were drowning. When our lips part, Alec says, "Forgive me.”
“Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.”

Source : "A Calendar of Wisdom" by Leo Tolstoy, translated by P. Sekirin, (November 26), 1997.
“Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?”
“A truth that is merely handed on, without being thought anew from its very foundations, has lost its vital power.”

Source : Hans Urs von Balthasar (1993). “Razing the Bastions: On the Church in this Age”, p.18, Ignatius Press
“I hold no brief for Communists, but I believe in and will defend their right to act independently within the law. I question whether members of the committee are interested in defending our form of government or whether they are attempting to suppress political opinion at odds with their own.”

Source : "Gregory Peck: A Charmed Life". Book by Lynn Haney, p. 167, 2003.
“I admit that I myself am far from having a complete command of every topic I touch on, but my knowledge of my subject is always greater than the interest or the understanding of my auditors. You see, there is one very good thing about mankind; the mediocre masses make very few demands of the mediocrities of a higher order, submitting stupidly and cheerfully to their guidance”
“I used to feel so bad before I got to the clubhouse, I didn't know what to do. But when I put that ballsuit on, I don't know where I got the spark to save my life.”

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