"[...] We have to realize that this wound [of loneliness] is inherent in the human condition and that what we have to do is walk with it instead of fleeing from it. We cannot accept it until we discover that we are loved by God just as we are, and that the Holy Spirit in a mysterious way is living at the centre of the wound."

-- Jean Vanier

#Loneliness Quotes #Way Quotes #Fleeing Quotes

“If the foot of the trees were not tied to earth, they would be pursuing me.. For I have blossomed so much, I am the envy of the gardens.”
“It is obvious that the greatest and most important service that is required of our agriculture under existing conditions is an enlarged production of the staple food crops.”
“When we consider propaganda as the attempt to shape the thoughts and feelings of others, in ways conforming to the aims of the communicator, we find a vast array of different examples throughout history.”

Source : Randal Marlin (2002). “Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion”, p.43, Broadview Press
“I'm a Golden Globe nominee, yes. It's very nice. It's a very nice thing, but I kind of think of all the awards I wasn't ever nominated for, for years and things.”

Source : "Closer - Patrick Marber Q&A" compiled by Jack Foley, www.indielondon.co.uk.
“Few people take objectives really seriously. They put average effort into too many things, rather than superior thought and effort into a few important things. People who achieve the most are selective as well as determined.”

Source : Richard Koch (2011). “The 80/20 Principle”, p.127, Nicholas Brealey Publishing
“Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened.”

Source : Lawrence Durrell (1991). “Clea”, Penguin Group USA
“I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine.”

Source : "Spike Milligan with Jeremy Taylor Live at Cambridge University", December 2, 1973.
“The strongest arguments prove nothing so long as the conclusions are not verified by experience. Experimental science is the queen of sciences and the goal of all speculation.”

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