"And never have I felt so deeply at one and the same time so detached from myself and so present in the world."

-- Albert Camus

“My American walking shoes are new, and my Oriental eyes are old.”

Source : Ameen Fares Rihani (1921). “The Path of Vision: Pocket Essays of East and West”
“Simply disabling specific critical thinking skills is all that is necessary for the god virus [to take control of a person].”

Source : "The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture". Book by Darrel Ray, 2009.
“We think the whole world's going to change, and forget that human beings are still human beings; we have the same five senses, we still interact the same way, we still love and hate the same way, but marketers lose track of that. But then it comes down to earth.”
“I have all these opinions about the dancers but they should be kept to myself. No one consults me. I keep asking to be invited to the dance tryouts but no one ever allows me there. I'll just say this: My general philosophy is that you can teach them to dance.”
“Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.”

Source : "Bernie Mac Interviewed - 'Pride'". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. March 20, 2007.
“I like to read in the dark. I like to go into the bathtub, turn out all the lights, and in the dark, read my books.”
“It's in our blood to start again.”
“The ability to throw 100 mph cannot be taught, cannot be learned, it can only be God-given.”

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