"Mind is locked in matter like the spirit Ariel in a cloven pine. Like Ariel, men struggle to escape the drag of the matter they inhabit, yet it is the spirit that they fear."

-- Loren Eiseley

#Philosophy Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Men Quotes

“Whether you are out in the world, or you're at home, you are simply an instrument of God's love in your universe.”
“Well, I think that when you direct a movie or write it. And in the case of the two movies I did, I wrote and directed, they occupy a special place for you.”
“When I work I forget all the rest.”
“If you can imagine it, you can create it. That beautiful world you dream about, needs positive action to come true.”

Source : "Melania Trump Quote Sounds Suspiciously Similar To Marla Maples" by Alana Horowitz Satlin, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 04, 2016.
“We're starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we're allowed to.”
“You can tell by looking at most people that the world remains a stone to them and a closed door.”

Source : Meridel Le Sueur, Elaine Hedges (1990). “Ripening: Selected Work”, p.129, Feminist Press at CUNY
“And through the opening or clearing in your own awareness may come flashing higher truths, subtler revelations, profound connections. For a moment you might even touch eternity.”
“After many years of self-flagellation, I've realised that beating myself up doesn't get me anywhere.”

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