"The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences."

-- Jon Krakauer

#Inspirational Quotes #Spirit Quotes

“Dear God, I prayed, all unafraid (as we're inclined to do), I do not need a handsome man but let him be like You; I do not need one big and strong nor yet so very tall, nor need he be some genius, or wealthy, Lord, at all; but let his head be high, dear God, and let his eye be clear, his shoulders straight, whate'er his state, whate'er his earthly sphere; and let his face have character, a ruggedness if soul, and let his whole life show, dear God, a singleness of goal; then when he comes (as he will come) with quiet eyes aglow, I'll understand that he's the man I prayed for long ago.”

Source : Ruth Bell Graham (2007). “Footprints of a Pilgrim”, p.51, Thomas Nelson
“You can pay people to teach, But you can't pay them to care.”
“It's bad biology to rob nonhuman animals of their emotional lives.”
“Study the historian before you begin to study the facts.”

Source : Edward Hallett Carr (1965). “What is History?”
“The internet's perfect for all manner of things, but productive discussion ain't one of them. It provides scant room for debate and infinite opportunities for fruitless point-scoring: the heady combination of perceived anonymity, gestated responses, random heckling and a notional â€œlive audienceâ€ quickly conspire to create a â€œperfect stormâ€ of perpetual bickering.”

Source : Charlie Brooker (2009). “Dawn of the Dumb”, p.164, Faber & Faber
“There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.”
“I had a vision ... of being found on the pavement by some passerby, with a small punctuation mark ending my sentence of life.”
“When the mind is exhausted of images, it invents its own.”

Source : Gary Snyder (1969). “Earth House Hold”, p.10, New Directions Publishing

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