"Life and existence have no value in themselves. We mean nothing; not even those who are needed mean anything. The only thing of real value is what we produce."

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Source : Ninni Holmqvist (2010). “The Unit”, p.107, Oneworld Publications

Ninni Holmqvist

#Real Quotes #Mean Quotes #Produce Quotes

“The nativism behind the push to repeal or amend the Fourteenth is ugly and obvious.”
“until ... the promiscuous woman is recognized, not only in law but in public opinion, as being neither better nor worse than the promiscuous man, equality has not been won in the moral sphere.”
“While it may be true â€“ and probably is â€“ that not all Muslims are terrorists, it also happens to be true that nearly all terrorists are Muslim.”
“David knew that the very quality of his worship was not based on his own volition but on the object of his worship - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Though our affections for God may wax and wane, His character is unchanging! We even see David speaking to his own soul, demanding of it, "Bless the Lord!"”
“In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read.”

Source : 1941 Language in Action.
“Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once too, back when she was eighteen. But she knew that love was messy, just like life. It took turns that people couldn't foresee or even understand, leaving a long trail of regret in its wake. And almost always, those regrets led to the kinds of what if questions that could never be answered.”
“If I revealed all that has been made known to me, scarcely a man on this stand would stay with me.' and 'Brethren, if I were to tell you all I know of the kingdom of God, I do know that you would rise up and kill me.”
“According to the Asiatics, Cupid's bow is strung with bees which are apt to sting, sometimes fatally, those who meddle with it.”

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