"Somethings were meant to be and somethings were just meant to be good stories"

-- Alethea Kontis

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“Coffee has assumed a social meaning that goes far beyond the simple black brew in the cup. The worldwide coffee culture is more than a culture -- it is a cult. There are usenet newsgroups on the subject, along with innumerable sites on the World Wide Web, and Starbucks outlets populate every street corner, vying for space with other coffeehouses and chains. And after all is said and done, it's just the pit of a berry from an Ethiopian shrub.”

Source : "Quite a jolt for a simple berry" by Mark Pendergrast, www.cnn.com. August 4, 1999.
“Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the exercise of dominion, is a single, yet real activity. The longing for freedom, therefore, is at first only too frequently suggested by the deep-felt consciousness of its absence.”
“To me, reading through old letters and journals is like treasure hunting. Somewhere in those faded, handwritten lines there is a story that has been packed away in a dusty old box for years.”
“Venice, that capital city of dream and intrigue, that double city (one above and seemingly solid, one below, wavering and reflected in the waters), which never disappoints ...”
“Patience protects you from deception”
“I think Godâ€™s hope and plan for us is pretty simple to figure out. For those who resonate with formulas, here it is: add your whole life, your loves, your passions, and your interests together with what God said He wants us to be about, and thatâ€™s your answer.”
“Awareness of universals is called conceiving, and a universal of which we are aware is called a concept.”
“[E]ach person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others.”

Source : John RAWLS (2009). “A Theory of Justice”, p.60, Harvard University Press

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