"My strength returns to me with my cup of coffee and the reading of the psalms."

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Dorothy Day

#Coffee Quotes #Reading Quotes #Cups Quotes

“One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face; there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality.”
“Most terrors are but spectral illusions. Only have the courage of the man who could walk up to his spectre seated in the chair before him, and sit down upon it; the horrid thing will not partake the chair with you.”
“I believe that all great art holds the power to dissolve things: time, distance, difference, injustice, alienation, despair. I believe that all great art holds the power to mend things: join, comfort, inspire hope in fellowship, reconcile us to our selves. Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place.”

Source : "Take In Tilda Swinton’s Wisdom With This Beautiful Speech From The Rothko Chapel" by Peter Knegt, www.indiewire.com. February 10, 2015.
“An enlightened citizen is an indispensable ingredient of the infrastructure of democracy.”
“He who believes himself to be far advanced in the spiritual life has not even made a good beginning.”

Source : Jean–Pierre Camus, Aeterna Press (2015). “The Spirit of Saint Francis De Sales”, p.505, Aeterna Press
“If you can deal with hot emotions, then you can study for the S.A.T. instead of watching television, and you can save more money for retirement. It's not just about marshmallows.”

Source : "The Long Term Benefits Of Self Discipline" by Jonah Lehrer, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 21, 2009.
“The sane are madder than we think, the mad saner.”

Source : Anthony Storr (1997). “Feet Of Clay”, p.152, Simon and Schuster
“One of the things I think you need to be a good emcee is silliness. And I'm basically a silly guy.”

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