"Years ago, when he was around fourteen, he'd been all hipped on the idea of going to India. He read books about people sitting on rocks, naked, in all kinds of weather, but mostly bad, naturally, and walking barefoot through hot coals and arriving at wisdom. I used to say that it sounded to me as though they were getting away from wisdom as fast as they could. I think he sort of looked down on me for that."

-- James A. Baldwin

#Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Rocks Quotes

“This path belongs to those who are not cold, whose hearts have not become stone, and whose heads have not become so swollen that they can't hear the voice of the soul. This path will belong to those who, with all their strengths and weaknesses, will still serve others.”
“I'm married, I've been married to the same woman for - well, I've been with the same woman for close to...long enough to fool around.”
“Just to pile up money for my own sake, I just can't view that as good citizenship.”
“Accept people, don't stereotype people. Don't think because right now they're driving a cab, they're not going to have a master's degree or that they're dumber than you.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Politeness is practical Christianity.”
“Why should any guy want to be only friends with a girl? Itâ€™s like agreeing to be near a chocolate cake and never eat it. Itâ€™s like sitting in a racing car but not driving it.”

Source : "2 States: The Story of My Marriage". Book by Chetan Bhagat, October 8, 2009.
“The European Borders Agency in Warsaw has been created to help border forces in Europe cooperate more.”
“The right of an individual to conduct intimate relationships in the intimacy of his or her own home seems to me to be the heart of the Constitutions protection of privacy.”

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