"Some [intentional communities], like the Shakers and the Harmony Society, have endured for a century or even longer. The Hutterians, to cite an extreme example, are today still strongly committed to communal living after practicing it, punctuated only by occasional lapses into private enterprise, for 450 years. The Hutterian rate of membership turnover has been only about 0.0006 per year."

-- Benjamin Zablocki

#Years Quotes #Community Quotes #Collaboration Quotes

“American troops have not only occupied Ulster but are arriving in increasing numbers in England.”

Source : John Amery (2007). “John Amery Speaks, &: England and Europe”
“I do think you learn things about genre storytelling, but you also have to be careful not to learn too much.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“He who sleeps without offering the night prayer, may he never enjoy a sound sleep.”
“I never knew there were this many stars." "I can't see them," he told me. "I just see you." "That's one of your cheesier lines," I told him. "It's the altitude," he told me. "I don't have enough oxygen in my brain." "I see.”
“Only a fool takes offense at the truth, Jessamine. They are awful, of that there is no question. But they are also very charming. Purveyors of unspeakable suffering and indescribable delights. Performers of murders and miracles! You might grow to like them, if you got to know them as I do. But why has your beloved Crabgrass ventured into this garden of horrors, I wonder?”
“In Christian engagement, the goal is to win the person who is of the other worldview - not to destroy the person.”
“It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.”
“When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'”

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