"If our society continues at its present rate to become less livable as it becomes more affluent, we promise all to end up in sumptuous misery."

-- John W. Gardner

#Promise Quotes #Our Society Quotes #Misery Quotes

“Death hangs over thee, While thou still live, while thou may, do good.”
“When the pain overtakes you, reach inside. Gather the broken pieces, and hand them to God. Ask Him to remake your heart. Different, this time. Stronger. More beautiful. This is how we are made, and remade by the Maker.”
“Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches.”
“Synchronicity...means a 'meaningful coincidence' of outer and inner events that are not themselves causally connected. The emphasis lies on the word 'meaningful'.”
“Doubt is nothing but a trivial agitation on the surface of the soul, while deep down there is a calm certainty.”
“Scarlett Johansson. I think people don't really realize how great of an actress that girl is. She's so beautiful and that distracts you from what she can do as an actor.”
“You're trying to make your painting too complicated. Paintings get complicated all by themselves.”
“This is not class warfare, this is generational warfare. This administration and old wealthy people have declared war on young people. That is the real war that is going on here. And that is the war we've got to talk about.”

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