"The fates have a way of demanding of a man that he suffer his greatest moments all by himself; being lone seems as often attendant upon reality as being in company is attendant upon the flight from reality."

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Source : Murray Kempton (2012). “Part of Our Time: Some Ruins and Monuments of the Thirties”, p.318, New York Review of Books

Murray Kempton

#Fate Quotes #Reality Quotes #Destiny Quotes

“Whether or not we have personality disturbances, whether or not we have the ability to overcome deficiencies of early environment, is like the answer to the question whether or not we shall be struck down by a dread disease: "it's all a matter of luck." It is important to keep this in mind, for people almost always forget it, with consequences in human intolerance and unnecessary suffering that are incalculable.”
“The feelings, sentiments, values and responses of our children, or of any citizen, are none of the government's damned business. That we must support a government agency that gives itself to the emotional and ideological manipulation of citizens is infamous.”
“I don't think anyone has been slandered more than the Jews.”
“Money is simply a tool to give you choices.”

Source : Hill Harper (2006). “Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny”, p.74, Penguin
“True universality does not consist in knowing much but in loving much.”
“More than half of all great remedies known to medical history have come from empiricists...'irregulars'...of no or little scientific training. There is no reason to believe that conditions have essentially changed.”

Source : Ichabod Smith Spencer (1851). “A Pastor's Sketches”, p.117
“The bells which toll for mankind areâ€”most of them, anywayâ€”like the bells of Alpine cattle; they are attached to our own necks, and it must be our fault if they do not make a cheerful and harmonious sound.”
“I know I'm not a bully and everybody has their opinions and that's fine with me.”

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