"Writers seek to create order out of the chaos of everyday life, and to extract meaning from both the tragic and the mundane"

-- Hope Edelman

#Order Quotes #Everyday Quotes #Chaos Quotes

“True development must be in harmony with the needs of people and the rhythms of the natural world.”
“On the day when man told the story of his life to man, history was born.”

Source : Alfred de Vigny (1840). “Cinq Mars (Complete)”, p.3, Library of Alexandria
“An eternal question about children is, how should we educate them? Politicians and educators consider more school days in a year, more science and math, the use of computers and other technology in the classroom, more exams and tests, more certification for teachers, and less money for art. All of these responses come from the place where we want to make the child into the best adult possible, not in the ancient Greek sense of virtuous and wise, but in the sense of one who is an efficient part of the machinery of society. But on all these counts, soul is neglected.”
“Health care is an essential safeguard of human life and dignity and there is an obligation for society to ensure that every person be able to realize this right.”

Source : Joseph Bernardin, Alphonse P. Spilly (2000). “Selected Works of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin: Homilies and teaching documents”, p.99, Liturgical Press
“Everyone just wants to feel good, and I don't think that all music is designed to make you feel good.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“All war is murder, robbery, trickery, and no nation ever escaped losses of men, prosperity and virility. War knows no victor.”
“Every girls dream is to have two hot guys having a bit of a barney over you.”
“My business issues are just that - business - and I deal with them like they are business.”

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