"The power of both myth and art is this magical ability to open doors, to make connections â€” not only between us and the natural world, but between us and the rest of humanity. Myths show us what we have in common with every other human being, no matter what culture we come from, no matter what century we live in. . .and at the same time, mythic stories and art celebrate our essential differences..."

-- Alan Lee

#Art Quotes #Differences Quotes #Doors Quotes

“I have certain issues. I support women candidates, but I cannot support a woman that I don't believe in. I would prefer to vote for a man who believes in choice than a woman who is pro-life. We have to be able to make distinctions and not look as though we are not feminist enough if we don't support every woman. We need to have that kind of a choice.”
“For if consciousness is based on language, then it follows that it is of much more recent origin than has been heretofore supposed. Consciousness come after language! The implications of such a position are extremely serious.”

Source : Julian Jaynes (2000). “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”, p.76, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“It is a blessing to die for a cause, because you can so easily die for nothing.”
“Right now we think that rates will stay low, that you'll be able to get a mortgage below seven percent and that's kicked off a refinance boom that's going to put more money in the pockets of consumers.”
“All of heaven we have below.”
“There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness; in the middle the contests of temptation; and in the end the fullness of perfection.”
“There are two ways through life: the way of Nature, and the way of Grace. You have to choose which one you'll follow. Grace doesn't try to please itself. Accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked. Accepts insults and injuries. Nature only wants to please itself. Get others to please it too. Likes to lord it over them. To have its own way. It finds reasons to be unhappy when all the world is shining around it. And love is smiling through all things.”
“By and large, reporters and editors are devoutly secular and deeply distrustful of those who act on faith.”

Source : Don Feder (1996). “Who's Afraid of the Religious Right?”, p.33, Regnery Publishing

You may also like:

Brian Froud
Illustrator
Christopher Lee
Actor
Howard Shore
Film Score Composer
J. R. R. Tolkien
Writer
John Howe
Illustrator
Peter Jackson
Film director
Robert Holdstock
Novelist
Rosemary Sutcliff
Novelist
Viggo Mortensen
Actor