"Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second."

-- Etty Hillesum

#Destiny Quotes #Luck Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“The clustering of technological innovation in time and space helps explain both the uneven growth among nations and the rise and decline of hegemonic powers.”

Source : Robert Gilpin (2016). “The Political Economy of International Relations”, p.109, Princeton University Press
“People learn from who we are, rather than what we say, and to believe otherwise is a disease of the mind.”
“When I record an album I'm trying to get as close as possible to that perfect moment.”
“I see what's behind everything the director wants to do.”
“Fish cannot drown in water. Birds cannot sink in air. This has God given to all creatures, to foster and seek their own nature. How then can I withstand mine?”

Source : Mechthild (of Magdeburg) (1953). “The Revelations of Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1297): Or, The Flowing Light of the Godhead”
“Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it.”
“I have to tell you, I'm not like Demi Moore, where the tears trickle prettily down my cheeks. My whole face screws up and it's like, Oh please, get a room.”
“We're in need for culture change. We're going to change the way you know you look at food, sugar, sleep.”

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