"The fear of freedom is strong in us. We call it chaos or anarchy, and the words are threatening. We live in a true chaos of contradicting authorities, an age of conformism without community, of proximity without communication. We could only fear chaos if we imagined that it was unknown to us, but in fact we know it very well."

-- Germaine Greer

#Strong Quotes #Communication Quotes #Community Quotes

“It is said that stone is the affection of old men. That may be so. It is the most challenging to work. A dialogue ensues â€“ of chance no chance, mistakes no mistakes. No erasing or reproduction is possible, at least in the way I work, leaving natureâ€™s mark. It is unique and final.”

Source : Isamu Noguchi (1999). “The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum”, Harry N Abrams Incorporated
“In the maxim of the past you cannot go anywhere.”
“Some people's lives would drastically change if they would obey God as strictly as they obey their doctors.”
“I demand from you in the name of your principles the rights which I shall deny to you later in the name of my principles.”
“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.”
“Unlike the millions who casually ***** in solitude while looking at girlie pictures in Playboy and similar magazines, the massage man preferred an accomplice, an attendant lady of respectable appearance who would help him reduce the guilt and loneliness of this most lonely act of love.”

Source : Gay Talese (1981). “Thy neighbor's wife”, Dell Publishing Company
“Playing without the fundamentals is like eating without a knife and fork. You make a mess.”
“Human beings have been smart enough to turn nature to their ends, generate vast wealth for themselves, and double their average life span. But are they smart enough to solve the problems of the 21st century?”

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