"The knowledge of this marvelous period has made faith far easier from an intellectual standpoint, and has enabled us to be more patient in waiting to see the truth, not as now"

-- Wilfred Grenfell

#Waiting Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #Patient Quotes

“As a philosopher, if I were speaking to a purely philosophic audience I should say that I ought to describe myself as an Agnostic, because I do not think that there is a conclusive argument by which one can prove that there is not a God. On the other hand, if I am to convey the right impression to the ordinary man in the street I think that I ought to say that I am an Atheist, because, when I say that I cannot prove that there is not a God, I ought to add equally that I cannot prove that there are not the Homeric gods.”
“The civilised cultures are the most cruel. It's the same with education - often it breeds sadistic forms of cruelty.”
“Let truth be a banner big enough to hide the man who holds it up.”
“The road through grief is a rocky one. Traveling along it requires courage, patience, wisdom, and hope.”
“There is an ache in my heart for the imagined beauty of a life I haven't had, from which I had been locked out, and it never goes away.”

Source : Robert Goolrick (2008). “The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life”, p.213, Algonquin Books
“If we did go into a recession, something that's always possible for the U.S. or Europe, we could lower interest rates and expand the money supply without worrying about the price of gold.”
“You want to come in and prove yourself early. Obviously, it is a responsibility being drafted that high to come in and play well and to make an impact. If not, youre going to get cut. So you have to come in, make the team, have an impact and do something special. And I feel that, obviously, internally. I feel an obligation to myself to do that but obviously the organization, the fans, this community. I mean, they dont want to see a first-round draft pick be a bust, so I feel I have to come in and hopefully make an impact early.”
“It had better be. It doesn't do much when it's soft.”

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