"We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it."

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Source : FaceBook post by Barry Lopez from Mar 14, 2011

Barry Lopez

#Universe Quotes

“At its best our age is an age of searchers and discoverers, and at its worst, an age that has domesticated despair and learned to live with it happily.”
“That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life.”
“Never believe a man's claim that he has to harm his partner in order to protect her; only abusers think this way.”

Source : Lundy Bancroft (2003). “Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men”, p.54, Penguin
“It may be that the most interesting American struggle is the struggle to set oneself free from the limits one is born to, and then to learn something of the value of those limits”

Source : Greil Marcus (2015). “Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music: Sixth Edition”, p.32, Penguin
“I guess the important thing for young writers is to read.”
“It is not in the nature of true greatness to be exclusive and arrogant.”
“He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work hard.]”
“Financial education needs to become a part of our national curriculum and scoring systems so that it's not just the rich kids that learn about money.. it's all of us.”

Source : FaceBook post by David Bach from Dec 10, 2010

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