"Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife."

-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

#Compassion Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Knives Quotes

“For me, its always a failure of the imagination. I have that anxiety that time is passing, that everything is ultimately fleeting and impermanent. I better take advantage of every single moment.”
“An order to fire on people that do not fire on you is a completely illegal order.”
“What I have learned over the years is to try to stay in the moment. I want to feel it all because I've realized nothing lasts.”
“All religion seems to need to prove that it's the only truth. And that's where it turns demonic. Because that's when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake.”
“Teddy grinned again. 'Truths are dangerous,' he said. -'Then why are you writing them in a book?' -'To catch them between the pages,' said Teddy, 'and trap them before they disappear.' -'If they're dangerous, why not let them disappear?' -'Because when truths disappear, they leave behind blank spaces, and that is also dangerous.”
“The brain has this amazing ability to find happiness even when the memories of it are gone.”

Source : "The Power of Habit". Book by Charles Duhigg, February 28, 2012.
“I realize that the strivings of the Polish people gave rise, and still do so, to the feelings of understanding and solidarity all over the world.”
“Has he come armed, then?â€ she asked anxiously. â€œHas he brought a pistol or a sword?â€ Ian shook his head, his dark hair lifting wildly in the wind. â€œOh, no, Mam!â€ he said. â€œItâ€™s worse. Heâ€™s brought a lawyer!”

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