"Most people, if they had really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never quite keep their promise."

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Source : "James May's Lego adventure". Interview with Patrick Barkham, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2009.

C. S. Lewis

#Heart Quotes #People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I think that finding a way into somebody's life that's sort of off from a side angle can tell you more about that person than a greatest hits approach.”
“We Are All One. When we allow ourselves to become aware of this statement in its purest form, we open the doors to reveal the oneness of being. Using the process of conscious evolution we begin to recognise our true underlying identity, for once we have glimpsed the existence of this realm, we then begin to reveal what it is . . . . our true natural state.”
“The dreams of "leaving it up to the market" or of returning to a politically neutral gold standard cannot succeed because the nature of the monetary system has a profound impact on the interests of powerful groups and states. Affected groups and states will always try to intervene in the operation of the system to make it serve their interests.”

Source : "The Political Economy of International Relations". Book by Robert Gilpin, 1987.
“The Dewey decimal system really works. So that's all I needed to know. Elementary school taught me that.”
“I was born, for instance, incapable of appreciating music.”
“Spiritual experiences and their results are not meant for the individual. They are for the evolution of the whole race.”
“Most writers can write books faster than publishers can write checks.”
“The reason I can do what I do on stage is because I couldn't fake it.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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