"I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens."

-- Isaac Bashevis Singer

#Environmental Quotes #Vegetarian Quotes #Vegan Quotes

“I wandered by the brook-side, I wandered by the mill; I could not hear the brook flow, The noisy wheel was still.”
“Idealism does not represent a superfluous expression of emotion, but in truth it has been, is, and will be, the premise for what we designate as human culture...Without his idealistic attitude all, even the most dazzling faculties of the intellect, would remain mere intellect just like outward appearance without inner value, and never creative force....The purest idealism is unconsciously equivalent to the deepest knowledge...”
“I'm a spy, Cam. I was born to do this- to be this. It's in my blood. And I will do it until the day I die. It's who I am... The thing is I don't think you realise is... it's who you are too.”
“When you're working with vibes the music comes right in. The blend is perfect. So to me it was never a mismatch. It was actually pretty complementary.”
“It takes a long time to become young.”
“If a man will comprehend the richness and variety of the universe, and inspire his mind with a due measure of wonder and awe, he must contemplate the human intellect not only on its heights of genius but in its abysses of ineptitude...”

Source : Marcus Manilius, A. E. Housman (2011). “Astronomicon”, p.19, Cambridge University Press
“Restless thoughts are a kind of mental 'static' which must be silenced if we are to hear the whispers of our inner self.”

Source : John Novak (1994). “How to Meditate: A Step-by-step Guide to the Art and Science of Meditation”, p.12, Crystal Clarity Publishers
“There was an aura about him (Joe DiMaggio). He walked like no one else walked. He did things so easily. He was immaculate in everything he did. Kings of State wanted to meet him and be with him. He carried himself so well. He could fit in any place in the world.”

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