"A young man who had been troubling society with impalpable doctrines of a new civilization which he called "the Kingdom of Heaven" had been put out of the way; and I can imagine that believer in material power murmuring as he went homeward, "it will all blow over now." Yes. The wind from the Kingdom of Heaven has blown over the world, and shall blow for centuries yet."

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Source : George William Russell (1920). “The Economics of Ireland and the Policy of the British Government”

George William Russell

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“We're living at a time when attention is the new currency. Those who insert themselves into as many channels as possible look set to capture the most value.”
“Remember that a wish held fervently turns into belief, and a belief held diligently becomes reality.”
“The Muslims refuse our culture and try to impose their culture on us. I reject them, and this is not only my duty toward my culture-it is toward my values, my principles, my civilization.”

Source : "A Sermon for the West". Address to an audience at the American Enterprise Institute, October 22, 2002.
“Some of my best friends never agree with me politically.”
“Secretly, I had always wanted to go to Vegas, and have my own really bad act!”
“Foaly twitched his tail contentedly. Genius. No point in being humble about it.”
“The knowledge that I have acquired must not remain imprisoned in my brain. I owe it to many men and women to do something with it. I feel the need to pay back what was given to me. Call it gratitude.”
“How insensitive, inartistic, unscientific, and ungracious it is to take anything for granted!”

Source : Muriel Lester (1937). “It Occurred to Me”

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