"If you have not learned to be a passionate lover, do not count your life as lived. On the day of reckoning, it will not be counted."

-- Rumi

#Love Quotes #Passionate Quotes #Reckoning Quotes

“In the 80s, we were still living in a kind of Cold War environment.”
“Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.”

Source : "The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth" by Kenneth E. Boulding, 1966.
“Not all offers I get are exciting and inspiring. I would rather sit at home and not work than jump into mediocrity for the sake of just moving ahead. If its a good script, I would sacrifice my personal time and grab it.”
“We jumped into the protest of Vietnam before the Black Panther Party ever started, before the Black Panther Party was even thought of. In fact, it was late 1965 and 1966 that the anti-Vietnam War, anti-draft to the Vietnam War protest started at University of California, Berkeley.”
“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all.”

Source : "Fictional character: Faramir". 'The Two Towers' ('The Lord of the Rings'), Book by J. R. R. Tolkien, 1954.
“There are no term limits on His reign. He has always been King and He always will be King. There is no death that threatens the perpetuity of His sovereign authority. There is no usurping of power by a lesser rival to His throne. There are no coups, no revolutions (at least, none that succeed). There is no threat of impeachment. He is a King who rules eternally.”
“Our mothers are our most direct connection to our history and gender.”

Source : Hope Edelman (1994). “Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss”, Delta
“A good song is a good song whatever your age.”

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