"Did men but consider that the sun, moon, and stars, and every other object of the senses, are only so many sensations in their minds, which have no other existence but barely being perceived, doubtless they would never fall down and worship their own ideas; but rather address their homage to that eternal invisible Mind which produces and sustains all things."

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Source : George Berkeley (2015). “Principles of Human Knowledge: Human Understanding”, p.134, 谷月社

George Berkeley

#God Quotes #Fall Quotes #Men Quotes

“God is not there just for emergencies.”
“Unification is one thing, and stability in Northeast Asia is another thing.”
“Jungians such as Joseph Campbell have generalised such journeys into a set of archetypal events and images. Though they can be useful in criticism, I mistrust them as fatally reductive. â€œAh, the Night Sea Voyage!â€ we cry, feeling that we have understood something important â€” but weâ€™ve merely recognised it. Until we are actually on that voyage, we have understood nothing.”
“Men, you are about to embark on a great crusade to stamp out runaway decency in the west. Now you men will only be risking your lives, whilst I will be risking an almost certain Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.”

Source : "Fictional character: Hedley Lamarr". "Blazing Saddles", www.imdb.com. 1974.
“There's a great relationship between pop music and the way the body could be seen from the inside - when I was singing or listening to music I would change shape in my head, becoming all kinds of things and people. Music is a way of making your body.”

Source : "Jenny Hval's Soft Dick Rock". Interview with Jenn Pelly, pitchfork.com. June 15, 2015.
“I don't think I'm going to be priest material.”
“I want to be happy. i want to make people happy. i do not need to be rich to do that.”
“Reading about myself on Perez Hilton was kind of the weirdest thing ever.”

Source : "Transcript: Melissa Benoist talks with glee about “Glee”". Interview with John Moore, www.denverpost.com. September 8, 2012.

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