"The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time."

-- Henry David Thoreau

#Time Quotes #Nature Quotes #Air Quotes

“The dark, uneasy world of family life - where the greatest can fail and the humblest succeed.”
“Shot Gun Boogie, I wanted wedding bells. I'll be back little gal, when your pappy runs out of shells.”
“By integrating women into particularly military institutes, it cripples the readiness of our defense. Schools like The Citadel train young men to confidently lead other young men into a battlefield where one of them will die. And when you have women in that situation, it creates a whole new set of dynamics which are distracting to training these men to kill or be killed.”

Source : "The Rachel Maddow Show", www.msnbc.com. September 15, 2010.
“Human behavior is subject to the same laws as any other natural phenomenon. Our customs, behaviors, and values are byproducts of our culture. No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns. If the environment is unaltered, similar behavior will reoccur.”
“I believe that men are here to grow themselves into the best good that they can be - at least, this is what I want to do.”
“To those who do not love God, all things must work together immediately for pain and torment, until, by means of the tribulation, they are led to salvation at last.”
“Always shoot it now. It won't be the same when you go back.”

Source : Jay Maisel (2014). “Light, Gesture, and Color”, p.16, New Riders
“Are we just pretending to be unhappy so that we can add drama to our lives, so that we seem more substantial?”

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