"I just didn't want to shoot other people."

-- Norman MacCaig

#People Quotes #Want Quotes #Literature Quotes

“Love is not talk or theory; it's action. In fact the Bible says that we cannot be walking in love if we see a brother in need, have what it takes to meet his need, and will not do anything to help him.”
“I guess I'd love to be surprised by something I had never thought of.”
“I am almost inclined to coin a word and call the appearance fluorescence, from fluor-spar, as the analogous term opalescence is derived from the name of a mineral.”
“At every point I am besieged by people who would like me to conform to some social norm of whatever sort of social group they expect me to be a part of. I never have any identification with these social groups.”

Source : "Friending the New York Scene" by Laura M. Holson, www.nytimes.com. December 17, 2011.
“If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.”
“I hope some of your DNA transferred to me.”
“I use the term happiness to refer to the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one's life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile.”

Source : Sonja Lyubomirsky (2007). “The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want”, p.37, Penguin
“People are able to justify immense cruelty and say that it is something that is sanctioned by their faith.”

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