"Everyone in your culture knows this. Man was born to turn the world into paradise, but tragically he was born flawed. And so his paradise has always been spoiled by stupidty, greed, destructiveness, and shortsightedness."

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Source : Daniel Quinn (2009). “Ishmael: A Novel”, p.83, Bantam

Daniel Quinn

#Life Quotes #Men Quotes #Greed Quotes

“I'm very grateful to Jennifer Lopez, because I have something to talk about for the last couple of years.”
“Anybody who can do anything in Leicester but make a jumper has got to be a genius.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Color in painting lures the eyes as verses do in poetry.”
“It's hard for the White House to regain momentum if the Congress is in disarray. It ties up the Republicans in Congress and limits their ability to execute any White House agenda.”
“Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint, And sweet thyme true, Primrose, first born child of Ver, Merry Spring-time's harbinger.”

Source : Francis Beaumont (1887). “The Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher: Selected”
“I remember leaving the hospital - thinking, 'Wait, are they going to let me just walk off with him? I don't know beans about babies! I don't have a license to do this.' We're just amateurs.”
“Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing.”

Source : Virgil Thomson (1984). “A Virgil Thomson reader”, Plume
“First, God does not send people to hell. He simply honors their choice. Hell is the ultimate expression of God's high regard for the dignity of man. He has never forced us to choose Him, even when that means we would choose Hell.”

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