"We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise."

-- Plato

#Wise Quotes #Plato Quotes #Heaven Quotes

“If God had not intended that Women shou'd use their Reason, He wou'd not have given them any, 'for He does nothing in vain.”

Source : Mary Astell, Bridget Hill (1986). “The first English feminist: reflections upon marriage and other writings”
“I think that, at the end of the day, those voters [Barack Obama voters] are going to join ranks, and it is going to help propel Hillary Clinton to victory.”
“It's all about special effects and explosions now. It leaves me just cold when I walk out of the theater. There's no heart; there's no soul. Movies used to be about people. It's as though we don't tell stories any more. The studios have to make money, and if you want to make $20 million, you have to spend $200 million.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Serving God doesnâ€™t mean weâ€™ll no longer have difficulties. Weâ€™re still on the battlefield, but we donâ€™t have to fight alone.”
“A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and reads something she has a question about, if she can go to her parents, great. Or else they will read right over it. It won't mean a thing. They are very good, I think, at monitoring what makes them feel uncomfortable. If something makes them feel uncomfortable they will put it down.”
“I see why now Tohno-kun is different from the others. Like the rocket shooting off into space, on the loneliest journeyï»¿ to the far end of the solar system. Because he's always looking at something beyond me. He can never see me. I cried myself to sleep, thinking of him.”
“Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. With mindfulness, we know what to do and what not to do to help.”
“The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers.”

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