"I think there is a complicated side effect to overcoming evil in that we are forever changed by it. I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion."

-- Adam Rapp

#Thinking Quotes #Compassion Quotes #Years Quotes

“The romantic myth is so strong that it survives the wear and tear of marriage by simply detaching from it and floating up on ahead, and women who are rather fond of the men they married, as well as ones who are not, go through life with a bag packed for the day when the shining knight on a white charger arrives, just in case he does.”

Source : Merle Shain (1973). “Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others”
“I'm only involved really right now with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Brass Fantasy.”
“The major changes that will be occurring within the new merged partnership are exciting in many ways. First, we will have the highest forecast distribution growth rate of any of the major MLPs. Second, our coverage will be above average for the same peer group with expected $1.1 billion of excess cash flow coverage through 2017 and the Access cash flows, along with our major new fee based projects continue to dramatically reduce exposure to commodity prices.”
“Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.”
“There was a Russian cult of eunuchs known as the Skoptsy who were renowned for their proficiency as mathematicians, bankers, and moneylenders. Outsiders called them rapacious but this was simply their jealousy speaking - when one is freed from sexual desire, or sexual desire is transmuted into work, suddenly the world becomes engorged with possibilities.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“We are all thinking, willing, knowing,conscious centers of Life. We are surroundedby, immersed in, and there is flowing through us a creative something... call it what you will.”
“Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.”
“The golden beams of truth and the silken cords of love, twisted together, will draw men on with a sweet violence, whether they will or not.”

Source : Ralph Cudworth (1843). “A Sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at Westminster, March 31. 1647”, p.34

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