"I suppose the pleasure of the country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidences of the determination to live. That is a truism when said, but anything but a truism when daily observed. Nothing shows up the difference between the thing said or read, so much as the daily experience of it."

-- Vita Sackville-West

#Life Quotes #Country Quotes #Determination Quotes

“The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.”
“I remembered the 500 people that lived on a reserve outside my little town, behind a big fence.”
“'We need to do more' is not very sophisticated thinking and not good sales management.”
“Christianity was an epidemic rather than a religion. It appealed to fear, hysteria and ignorance. It spread across the Western world, not because it was true, but because humans are gullible and superstitious.”

Source : Colin Wilson (1971). “The Occult: A History”, Vintage
“Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.”
“If I'm tapping anything, it's the frustration of people who have something to say at work or home or in some social setting and just can't do it. I do it for them. I don't take prisoners.”
“We have no problems, only situations. Not all problems have solutions, but all situations have outcomes.”
“I've heard that shampooing your hair everyday is bad for the scalp.”

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