"Fish cannot drown in water. Birds cannot sink in air. This has God given to all creatures, to foster and seek their own nature. How then can I withstand mine?"

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Source : Mechthild (of Magdeburg) (1953). “The Revelations of Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1297): Or, The Flowing Light of the Godhead”

Mechthild of Magdeburg

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“The euro is a great achievement. It's a symbolic achievement. But, the European constitution was a missed opportunity.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“The one that was most fun was That's My Bush; the part that I did for Comedy Central. That was a hoot. That was more fun that one should be allowed to have.”
“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”
“The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us”
“That which we do for ourselves dies with us â€¦ that which we do for others lives forever.”
“I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.”
“No, In fairy tales When to the ill-starred Prince the lady says 'I love you!' all his ugliness fades fast But I remain the same, up to the last!”
“Cargo cults fascinate me partly because Christianity itself is in many ways a cargo cult.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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