"In certain strains of Judaism, there's a profound passion for the ineffable. Contemplation of God is meant to be forever elusive, because, you know, our tiny minds can't possibly comprehend Him. If we find ourselves comprehending Him, then we can be sure we're off track."

-- Ben Marcus

#Passion Quotes #Track Quotes #Profound Quotes

“I thought there were too many songs about people's personal lives.”
“Personality is and does something...It is what lies behind specific acts and within the individual”
“Sometimes in life situations develop that only the half-crazy can get out of.”
“It is often easier for our children to obtain a gun than it is to find a good school.”
“It's best to start the discipline of generosity when the amounts are small. It's easy to give ten cents out of a dollar; it's a little harder to give a hundred thousand out of a million.”
“Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.”
“A lot of us are too busy focusing on what we think people want to hear, as opposed to just saying what's in our hearts.”
“The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation”

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