"Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners."

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Source : Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.18, RosettaBooks

Edward Abbey

#Kings Quotes #Years Quotes #Realization Quotes

“People say 'Why do you make pots?' Because I'm compelled to - life isn't right without it.”
“The rapture will not be secret but open and manifest. Its purpose will not be to whisk the elect away from the earth for a while until Christ returns for a 'second' Second Coming. The purpose of the rapture is to allow the saints to meet Jesus in the air as He returns and be included in His entourage during His triumphal descent from Heaven. His coming in this manner will be attended by the general resurrection, the final judgment, and the end of the world.”
“Two of the central ingredients to our family are food and faith, so sitting down together and thanking God for the food He's provided means everything to us. Prayer is a natural part of our lives - not only around the dinner table but all day long.”

Source : Interview with Emily Whitten, world.wng.org. December 19, 2013.
“There is an established tradition of actors directing films that have a particular, personal meaning for them - Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, and most recently George Clooney to name a few. Remarkably, their films share an unusually high percentage of being very good.”
“In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen.”

Source : David Almond (2013). “Skellig”, p.99, Hachette UK
“In a few generations you can breed a racehorse. The recipe for making a man like Delacroix is less well known.”
“The kind of people that love 'The Rocketeer' are the kind of people that love good storytelling and innocence and a better world, so to speak, so they're almost always nice people to bump into.”
“Hypocrisy is wretched because the hypocrite says with his tongue what is not in his heart. He wrongs his tongue and oppresses his heart. But if the heart is sound, the condition of the tongue follows suit. We are commanded to be upright in speech, which is a gauge of the heart's state.”

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