"The world is not as it was when it came from its Maker's hands. It has been modified by many great revolutions, brought about by an inner mechanism of which we very imperfectly comprehend the movements; but of which we gain a glimpse by studying their effects: and their many causes still acting on the surface of our globe with undiminished power, which are changing, and will continue to change it, as long as it shall last."

Source : John Hudson (of Kendal.), William Wordsworth, Adam Sedgwick (1846). “A Complete Guide to the Lakes: Comprising Minute Directions for the Tourist with Mr. Wordsworth's Description of the Scenery of the Country, &c., ...”, p.168

Adam Sedgwick

#Hands Quotes #Long Quotes #Acting Quotes

“The strange part of MMA is that you lose one or two fights and people start to question you but he was on top for so long and it was purely his striking that made him so good. Nobody can step backwards and knock someone out as well as Chuck Liddell can.”
“He who commits a wrong will himself inevitably see the writing on the wall, though the world may not count him guilty.”
“Active creation is conceived as a transitive action in which there is always presupposed an object about which the agent is concerned; it is virtually but not formally transitive because it makes, not presupposes, an object.”
“Lately, I just let myself eat it more because I think, 'Oh, my God, a piece of cheese tastes so good'. I think it's your body telling you something.”

Source : "Jean Gets Smart About Fitness and Diet". Interview with Candace A. Wedlan, articles.latimes.com. July 20, 1998.
“Flyaway, problem hair is the enemy of feminism, and was probably invented by the Man to crush Susan Sontag.”
“When I do a play, it's like agreeing to be ill for a couple of months.”
“Sometimes, some of us in some things we do know better. When we know better, I think it's imperative that we do better. Otherwise we're perpetuating myths that have for centuries done us no good. Men and women alike. No one is exempt from being called into consciousness.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.”

Source : Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.17, Open Road Media

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