"There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance."

“The truths of life are not discovered by us. At moments unforeseen, some gracious influence descends upon the soul, touching it to an emotion which, we know not how, the mind transmutes into thought.”

Source : George Gissing (2016). “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”, p.148, The Floating Press

“I would say [Fed policy] has been in some sense Reverse Robin Hood.”

“When I left my home within society to live amongst the Grizzly's I went there so that I could sacrifice myself to something which was even more chaotic than the drinking and drug abuse. When I made the wholehearted attempt such as it was to 'save' the Grizzly's I wanted to actually save myself. The animals only later on became my life as well as my directive principle, not because they desired a human to protect them, rather because I wanted to do for them what is humanly possible when faced with such possibilities.”

Source : "Steve Irwin - Interview With Timothy Treadwell - the Grizzly Man". Interview with Steve Irwin, desteni.org. June 1, 2007.

“he signed his work .. you could always tell when it was Herb Ellis playing”

“Today only happens once in a lifetime. Make the most of it.”

“I don't want to live in a world where I could say to my daughter, 'There used to be turtles that swam in the ocean.'”

Source : Source: www.progressive.org

“Every religion I know of has changed its views with respect to concrete controversies over long periods of time. People's views about the morality of homosexuality are likely to undergo some change, even though they're making judgments based on their religious beliefs. Because in fact, religion is an extremely durable, and yet flexible, way of trying to apprehend what's good and what's bad in the world. In fact, its durability comes from its flexibility. Now, speaking from inside a religion, it's hard to talk that way.”

“A republic may be called the climate of civilization.”