"If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen, hunters, ranchers, and artists, then the rich would have little power to dominate others. Neither to serve nor to rule: That was the American dream."

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Source : Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.22, RosettaBooks

#Dream Quotes #Artist Quotes #Self Quotes

“All creation necessarily ends in this: Creators, powerless, fleeing from the things they have wrought.”
“To you, being rich might mean owning a goat farm in South Carolina. For your best friend, it might mean being able to start her own business selling wine over the Internet. Whatever the case, youre probably not motivated by the money itself, but by what the money could let you be and do.”

Source : J. D. Roth (2010). “Your Money: The Missing Manual”, p.24, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
“If you stick with running, the day will come when you'll want to live forever.”
“Killing time takes practice.”
“The most excellent study of expanding the soul, is the science of Christ, and Him crucified, and the knowledge of the Godhead in the glorious Trinity.”
“His chin grazed the top of my head and then his lips brushed across my forehead. â€œIâ€™m not going anywhere,â€ he said. â€œIâ€™ll be right here when you wake up, sweetheart. I promise.”
“Most of conflicts and tensions are due to language. Don't pay so much attention to the words. In loveâ€™s country, language doesn't have its place. Love's mute.”
“Living too much in one's head can be dangerous.”

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