"There is a way in which the collective knowledge of mankind expresses itself, for the finite individual, through mere daily living . . . a way in which life itself is sheer knowing."

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Source : Laurens Van der Post (1979). “Venture to the interior”, Harcourt

Laurens van der Post

#Knowing Quotes #Individuality Quotes #Way Quotes

“There's no justice in this world.”
“I've rarely seen video screens used well in a music concert.”
“If you are taught bitterness and anger, then you will believe you are a victim. You will feel aggrieved and the twin brother of aggrievment is entitlement. So now you think you are owed something and you don't have to work for it and now you're on a really bad road to nowhere because there are people who will play to that sense of victimhood, aggreivement and entitlement, and you still won't have a job.”
“Playing characters that speak a very violent language was my livelihood.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“When I hear health professionals suggesting that you shouldn't worry about the balance of calories in versus calories out, but rather eat clean and follow your hunger instincts, well, I really just want to pinch their heads off. That's like a millionaire suggesting that instead of worrying about that's in your bank account, just listen to your shopping instincts and buy high-quality goods . . . weight loss is not magic. To a great extent, it's accounting.”

Source : Chalene Johnson (2017). “PUSH: 30 Days to Turbocharged Habits, a Bangin' Body, and the Life You Deserve!”, p.113, Rodale
“I wanted to show America a different kind of man. If there was someone like me when I was growing up, my whole life would have been different.”

Source : “'Dancing With the Stars' Chaz Bono Reveals Who He's Voting for Now” by Lindsay Powers, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 26, 2011.
“In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance, crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds, not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims.”
“But the heart of Christianity is Good News. It comes not as a task for us to fulfill, a mission for us to accomplish, a game plan for us to follow with the help of life coaches, but as a report that someone else has already fulfilled, accomplished, followed, and achieved everything for us.”

Source : Michael Horton (2009). “The Gospel-Driven Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World”, p.20, Baker Books

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