"Life consists in learning to live on one's own, spontaneous, freewheeling: to do this one must recognize what is one's own-be familiar and at home with oneself. This means basically learning who one is, and learning what one has to offer to the contemporary world, and then learning how to make that offering valid."

-- Thomas Merton

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“There are lots of cases where we know more about how the world works than we do about how we know how it works. That's no paradox. Understanding the structure of galaxies is one thing, understanding how we understand the structure of galaxies is quite another. There isn't the slightest reason why the first should wait on the second and, in point of historical fact, it didn't. This bears a lot of emphasis; it turns up in philosophy practically everywhere you look.”
“I think people use fame as an excuse to lose their faith. Faith is obviously my number one priority and I think you need to put God at the top of everything you do.”

Source : "'Duck Dynasty’ star Sadie Robertson: Fame is not an excuse to lose your faith". Interview with Sasha Savitsky, www.foxnews.com. March 11, 2014.
“If I look back, my mother was always out. I can remember the perfume and her scarlet chiffon dress and crystal beads, going to a party. She used to play her violin at restaurants later on in life and at old people's homes. She loved the races, which she used to take me to as a child: our carpets were bought with her winnings. Loved her chickens.”
“If a country forgets where it came from, how will its people know who they are?”
“There is no reliable way for American authorities to distinguish jihadists and potential jihadists from peaceful Muslims.”
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”
“Once we make our decision, all things will come to us. Auspicious signs are not a superstition, but a confirmation. They are a response.”
“Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them.”

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