"Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society."

-- Anita Brookner

#Philosophical Quotes #Hero Quotes #Support Quotes

“God is the light shining in the midst of darkness, not to deny that there is darkness in the world but to reassure us that we do not have to be afraid of the darkness because darkness will always yield to light. As theologian David Griffin puts in, God is all-powerful, His power enables people to deal with events beyond their control and He gives us the strength to do those things because He is with us.”

Source : Harold S. Kushner (2006). “Overcoming Life's Disappointments”, p.15, Anchor
“They say I'm young, but my purpose is the inspiration of a nation, innovation 'till I change the talk into a conversation. I'm like a doctor and my patients are anxiously waiting; healing all the hatin' that fakin' in the paper chasing. It's hard to live up to these expectations that I'm facing, and gain the admiration of an older generation. That's why I'm pacing back and forth, contemplatin' mediatatin', how to use what I've been taught is a positive force...”
“If one of God's children finds he cannot see or feel life in other terms than those of form, if he tries to escape and live outside of this obsession and fails, he generally calls himself a sculptor.”

Source : Malvina Hoffman (1939). “Sculpture inside and out”
“If my peers had a significant impact on my music, my music would probably be a lot more popular.”

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“Of course I base all my election promises and policies on opinion polls”
“I wanted to let form lead my thinking, and repetition always confronts you with the interesting problem of how to break out of a cycle that seems so deterministic, which was germane to the story's concerns.”

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“When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.”
“Earth produces nothing worse than an ungrateful man.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 393-94, Epigrams, CXL. 1, 1922.

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