"Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I'm doing something right."

-- Erica Jong

“Reason is not one tool of thought among many, it is the entire toolbox. To advocate that reason be discarded in some circumstances is to advocate that thinking be discarded - which leaves one in the position of attempting to do a job after throwing away the required instrument.”

Source : George H. Smith (2010). “Atheism: The Case Against God”, p.110, Prometheus Books
“I think that my parents' only regret is that they wasted so much money on my stupid prestigious university degree.”
“The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untie.”
“The best leaders are very often the best listeners. They have an open mind. They are not interested in having their own way but in finding the best way.”
“Growing up, I was utterly oblivious to the fact that Mom was teaching me all that. But I was instantly aware of her final lesson, which was hidden in her notes and leters. As I read them I began to understand that in the end you are the only one who can make yourself happy. More important, Mom showed me that it is never too late to find out how to do it.”

Source : Ruth Reichl (2010). “For You Mom, Finally”, p.43, Penguin
“These days people are much more aware that mathematics is a communal endeavor: even the most brilliant idea gets meaning only from its relation to the whole.”
“Blind in the eye, so I see you with my heart”

Source : Song: Us, Album: Us, 2009
“Within this Christian vision of marriage, here's what it means to fall in love. It is to look at another person and get a glimpse of what God is creating, and to say, "I see who God is making you, and it excites me! I want to be part of that. I want to partner with you and God in the journey you are taking to his throne. And when we get there, I will look at your magnificence and say, 'I always knew you could be like this. I got glimpses of it on earth, but now look at you!”

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