"Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art."

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Source : Abraham Joshua Heschel (1983). “I Asked for Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology”, Crossroad Publishing Company

Abraham Joshua Heschel

#Art Quotes #Deeds Quotes #Remember Quotes

“Kosovo is too close to Europe. It is not only close to Albania, it is close to Greece, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, where there are still many Kosovo refugees. Spontaneous reactions could multiply.”
“By focusing too myopically on what we want God to do on our behalf, we may miss the significance of what he has already done.”
“They both smiled at the picture of Albert in his chinos and button-down shirt exhorting kids from atop a bike.”
“Fear and realisation of ignorance, strong medicines against stupid pride.”
“The more comfort, the less courage there is.”
“The theater used to be a place where you look like a human being. Now people look like they just got out of bed.”
“When people look only at the surface and that satisfies them and they think from that surface they see, that is to be truly blind.”
“Sometimes on the way to your dream you get lost and find a better one. It is okay to change your mind. If you thought you always wanted to be a doctor only to discover after medical school that what you really wanted to do was open a bakery--open a bakery. Life is too short not to follow your heart.”

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