"Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom."

-- Abraham Verghese

“Rather than set aside daily time for prayer, I pray constantly and spontaneously about everything I encounter on a daily basis. When someone shares something with me, I'll often simply say, 'Let's pray about this right now.”
“Religion has not civilized man, man has civilized religion.”
“Bodies are becoming our personal mission to tame, extend and perfect.”

Source : Susie Orbach (2010). “Bodies”, p.25, Profile Books
“I asked this heroic pet lover how it felt to have died for a schnauzer named Teddy. Salvador Biagiani was philosophical. He said it sure beat dying for absolutely nothing in the Viet Nam War.”
“The 1,230 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power generating capacity in place at the end of 2009 now constitutes just over 25 percent of total generating capacity worldwide. This is over three times nuclear generating capacity and roughly 38 percent of the capacity of fossil fuel-burning power plants worldwide.”
“It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.”
“Well, I do lie for a living. I'm an actor.”
“But I'm thrilled to be employed, and to work with all my friends and people that I admire. You're just lucky to work - that's the bottom line.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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