"The origin of civilization is man's determination to do nothing for himself which he can get done for him."

-- H. C. Bailey

#Determination Quotes #Men Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“Let us read the Bible without the ill-fitting colored spectacles of theology, just as we read other books, using our judgment and reason. . . .”

Source : Luther Burbank (1927). “My Beliefs”
“Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time.”
“I'm still writing songs but leaving them a lot more open and not trying to control every nuance of it.”
“One of the anomalies of modern ecology is the creation of two groups, each of which seems barely aware of the existence of the other. The one studies the human community, almost as if it were a separate entity, and calls its findings sociology, economics and history. The other studies the plant and animal community and comfortably relegates the hodge-podge of politics to the liberal arts. The inevitable fusion of these two lines of thought will, perhaps, constitute the outstanding advance of this century.”
“People who hate cats, will come back as mice in their next life.”
“Young people often serve as scapegoats for the challenges communities face. At the same time, they are routinely pushed away from connecting to their communities as serious problem-solvers capable of changing the world.”
“True love will never fade like a rainbow.”
“As for my voice, it cannot be categorized-and I like it that way, because I sing things that would be considered in the dramatic, mezzo or spinto range. I like so many different kinds of music that I've never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range.”

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