"That men have an interest in knowing the world which surrounds them, and consequently that their reflection should have been applied to it at an early date, is something that everyone will readily admit."

-- Emile Durkheim

#Reflection Quotes #Men Quotes #Knowing Quotes

“Faith is not an art. Faith is not an achievement. Faith is not a good work of which some may boast while others can excuse themselves with a shrug of the shoulders for not being capable of it. It is a decisive insight of faith itself that all of us are incapable of faith in ourselves, whether we think of its preparation, beginning, continuation, or completion. In this respect believers understand unbelievers, skeptics, and atheists better than they understand themselves. Unlike unbelievers, they regard the impossibility of faith as necessary, not accidental ...”

Source : "A Karl Barth Reader".
“I'd like to do a play, but I can't find the right thing. I don't want it to be a starring role. I just want to play a really interesting character.”
“I don't know if it's possible to live the rock'n'roll lifestyle and still be romantic.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“notice the convulsed orange inch of moon perching on this silver minute of evening”
“Of all the apocalypses in all the world - she had walked into his.”
“Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.”
“My mother was a Sunday school teacher. So I am a byproduct of prayer. My mom just kept on praying for her son.”
“Even if you never do anything about this, you've benefited from an unjust system. You're already the winner in a game that was rigged to your advantage from the start.”

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