"I'm not adopted. But that longing and that sense of absence ... are perhaps other ways of expressing the actualities of my family. Different facts, same emotions."

-- Andrea Barrett

#Facts Quotes #Different Quotes #Way Quotes

“Some scripts you read and say, 'I've just got to do this' and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family.”
“I really live a simple life and don't need very much to feel good and happy. Don't get me wrong; I believe you should get what you earn. Sometimes you have to fight for it.”
“I started doing cocaine to get through interviews, 'cause people wanted to know a lot about my personal life and I wasn't prepared for a 60 Minutes interview every time. Doing bumps I was able to get through the day, but then I would smoke weed to calm me down - it was the only way I could get through the day without people noticing I was doing it.”
“Why should there be the method of science? There is not just one way to build a house, or even to grow tomatoes. We should not expect something as motley as the growth of knowledge to be strapped to one methodology.”

Source : Ian Hacking (1983). “Representing and Intervening: Introductory Topics in the Philosophy of Natural Science”, p.152, Cambridge University Press
“Trying to explain or define grace is like catching the wind in a cardboard box or describing the color green.”

Source : Cathleen Falsani (2008). “Sin Boldly: A Field Guide for Grace”, p.10, Harper Collins
“I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.”
“When we're awake in our bodies and sense, the world comes alive. Wisdom, creativity, and love are discovered as we relax and awaken through our bodies.”
“Nations consist of individuals. It is for every individual to bring in a different quality - the quality of awakened consciousness - into their lives.”

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