"History is that which is agreed upon by mutual consent."

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Source : M.L. Stedman (2012). “The Light Between Oceans: A Novel”, p.184, Simon and Schuster

M. L. Stedman

#Consent Quotes #Mutual Quotes

“Evil is relatively rare. Ignorance is epidemic.”
“I go to movies and concerts and stuff - that's why I think all my money would be gone if I weren't working because I just keep spending it, on that, and CDs, and I don't know.”
“I'm in a unique situation. I'm 5-foot-6, 175 pounds, so I wouldn't say people are super afraid of me. I live a normal life. I don't walk into a room and everybody looks at me and says, "He plays for the Cleveland Browns" or "He's an NFL superstar" - that doesn't happen. I go under the radar. Most people don't realize who I am until I tell them. So it's not like my life has changed since I've been in the NFL or people treat me any different.”

Source : "People Told Me to Shut Up and Play Football". Interview with Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, Mike Pesca, www.slate.com. July 18, 2016.
“I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious theories of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God.”
“Some marriages are made in heaven, but they all have to be maintained on earth. Mrs Miracle”
“Speculation is a fool's game, but I've seen many political projections that look like the Taliban could hold most of the country, and possibly Kabul, within perhaps a short time.”
“There are plenty of reasons for hope. There need be no war with Russia, and those who would fight her now, on the theory that we had better do it and get it over with, are lightheaded promoters of world destruction.”
“What I teach is how to go inside and reach that place I call "love consciousness." This is a place of peace and joy that is within all humans.”

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