"Imagine foreign troops sitting idly, laughing as hooligans trashed the Smithsonian, stole the gold from Fort Knox and burned down the Department of the Interior. That was us in Iraq."

-- Ted Rall

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“I named this place Listening Point because only when one comes to listen, only when one is aware and still, can things be seen and heard.Â Everyone has a listening point somewhere.Â It does not have to be in the north or close to the wilderness, but someplace of quiet where the universe can be contemplated with awe.”

Source : Sigurd F Olson (2012). “LISTENING POINT”, p.14, Knopf
“I'd like my records to reach as many people as possible, but I'm also thinking in terms of how I can keep from getting jaded or unhappy with the process.”
“We cannot hope to bring about effective change unless we are willing to BE changed.”
“It is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.”
“Life is like a cocktail, made up for the most part of sweet things, and tinged with a dash of bitters. We must drain it to the dregs to get at the cherry, just as we must live a full and rounded life to know all its pleasures.”
“Fear comes with imagination, itâ€™s a penalty, itâ€™s the price of imagination.”
“in dreams it is often the case that the greatest extravagances seem bereft of their power to astonish and the most improbable chimeras seem commonplace.”
“Biblical love is not emotions or feelings, but attitudes and actions that seek the best interests of the other person, regardless of how we feel toward him.”

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