"It is impossible for any rational creature to be happy without acting all for God. God Himself could not make him happy any other way... There is nothing in the world worth living for but doing good and finishing God's work, doing the work that Christ did. I see nothing else in the world that can yield any satisfaction besides living to God, pleasing Him, and doing his whole will."

Source : David Brainerd (1818). “The Life of the Rev. David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians: From the Honourable Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge; who Died at Northampton in New England, Oct. 9, 1747 ...”, p.242

David Brainerd

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“I do not see class as a 'structure', nor even as a 'category', but as something which in fact happens (and can be shown to have happened) in human relationships... the notion of class entails the notion of historical relationship. ...And class happens when some men, as a result of common experiences (inherited or shared), feel and articulate the identity of their interests as between themselves, and as against other men whose interests are different from (and usually opposed to) theirs”

Source : E. P. Thompson (1963). “THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS”
“As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life's work was probably a mistake.”
“From the Zen view all beings are in the grip of the three poisons, greed, anger and delusion (ignorance).”
“If you're a studio writer, the funny better be on the page.”

Source : "Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant Interview WRITING MOVIES FOR (FUN AND) PROFIT: HOW WE MADE A BILLION DOLLARS AT THE BOX OFFICE AND YOU CAN, TOO!". Interview with Scott Wampler, collider.com. July 4, 2011.
“Marriage equality is not a choice. It is a legal right.”
“The knowledge that there is a part of the psychic functions that are out of conscious reach, we did not need to wait for Freud to know this!”
“To see you cry wasn't my intention. just let me make it OK, just give me one more chance to say.”
“I've always been misrepresented. You know, I could dress in a clown costume and laugh with the happy people but they'd still say I'm a dark personality.”

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