"I mean I think that's a fact and I think that we had a very peculiar type of Catholic Church here in that it was a fortress Church."

-- John McGahern

#Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Catholic Quotes

“It is not arrogant or egotistical to feel good inside. You had nothing to do with it. It's simply the honest response to clearly perceived Reality.”

Source : Erich Schiffmann (2013). “Yoga The Spirit And Practice Of Moving Into Stilln”, p.308, Simon and Schuster
“I was born out of classical music.”
“The thinking part of mankind do not form their judgment from events; and their equity will ever attach equal glory to those actions which deserve success, and those which have been crowned with it.”
“It's a thing of violence, to whom death would be a merciful release.”
“The right to vote is the right upon which all of our rights are leveraged - and without which none can be protected.”
“Amending the U.S. Constitution, the document most sacred to those who love freedom and liberty, is a delicate endeavor and should be done only on the basis of the most clear and convincing evidence that a proposed amendment is necessary.”
“Fetishes are literally viewed as fake forms of attraction. The fetish concept is used to delegitimatize attraction to any and all bodies that are not considered normative. This is why people are accused to have transgender fetishes and fat fetishes and disability fetishes, but never cisgender fetishes, thin fetishes or able-bodied fetishes. Even in cases in which the person in question exclusively partners with these latter groups.”
“You've got to make your mark. I just want some hank-panky. You never forget who you are sexy vs Skanky.”

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