"At any given period in history the ideas of the common mind are found to antedate the facts. The facts of the twentieth century are approached with the ideas, feelings, prejudices of the tenth."

-- Charlotte Perkins Gilman

#Ideas Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Mind Quotes

“The Porsche was just a vehicle to get to another place. I used it to change people's perceptions of me. I had grown up really middle class. USC was filled with elitists, richies who would go skiing every weekend. So I pretended like I was part of that world - to be accepted.”
“[On being deaf:] We can never get beyond the necessity of keeping in full view the worst and the best that can be made of our lot. The worst is, either to sink under the trial, or to be made callous by it. The best is, to be as wise as is possible under a great disability, and as happy as is possible under a great privation.”
“What? It's my job as best friend to make sure he's not a serial killer. Â Or an English major, not sure which one's worse.”

Source : Shelly Crane (2011). “Significance: A Significance Novel”, p.205, Kiss Me Publications, LLC
“I don't like travelling. Which is ridiculous. And it's not because I'm afraid of dying on the plane or anything. I just like to stay at home.”
“And did you have to hack his arms off?â€ â€œYes, I did. He wouldnâ€™t go through the door.â€ â€œYou say it like youâ€™re proud of it." I was proud of it. It was an example of quick thinking in a difficult situation.”

Source : Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.144, Penguin
“Life is too precious to be a spectator sport. We are no longer merely fans, rooting for the winning team. We are the team. We are the grown-ups. Whatever you believe is true, now is the time to give your respectful, inquisitive, and compassionate self to it.”
“Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires - and these stem from the sense of a transcendent good.”
“When commanded by the Jewish officials to quit invoking the name of Jesus Christ, Peter responded, "And there is salvation in no one else: for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). Remember, Peter was a Jew, speaking to a group of Jews, claiming that there is no salvation for Jewish people - or anyone else - apart from faith in Jesus Christ.”

Source : Source: www.biblegateway.com

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