"By cultivating an interest in a few good books which contain the result of the toil or the quintessence of the genius of some of the most gifted thinkers of the world, we need not live on the marsh and in the mists. The slopes and ridges invite us."

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Source : Thomas Starr King (1880). “Christianity and Humanity ...: Ed., with a Memoir”

Thomas Starr King

#Book Quotes #Needs Quotes #Genius Quotes

“Complementing the nation-state as it reaches its limits amid globalization: That is what Europe must offer.”
“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”
“I haven't the faintest notion what possible revolutionary role white hetero- sexual men could fulfill, since they are the very embodiment of reactionary- vested-interest-power. But then, I have great difficulty examining what men in general could possibly do about all this. In addition to doing the shitwork that women have been doing for generations, possibly not exist? No, I really don't mean that. Yes, I really do.”

Source : Robin Morgan (1970). “Sisterhood is powerful: an anthology of writings from the women's liberation movement”, Vintage
“Child abuse is a heinous and personally damaging crime; it is therefore incumbent on the Church to treat such matters with the utmost seriousness.”
“I would love to play a nun. I used to want to be one when I was a kid.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Other people might have family - three kids or five houses. In my case, that doesn't exist. I'm going to give everything away. Everything has been transferred to charitable trusts. There is no question about that. The question is where, not if.”
“Life as an end is qualitatively different from life as a means.”
“Every night for dinner we had a big chunk of dirt.”

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