"There would be no history as we know it, no religion, no metaphysics or aesthetics as we have lived them, without an initial act of trust, of confiding, more fundamental, more axiomatic by far than any â€œsocial contractâ€ or covenant with the postulate of the divine. This instauration of trust, this entrance of man into the city of man, is that between word and world."

-- George Steiner

#Men Quotes #Cities Quotes #World Quotes

“The contradictory, consuming, contested relationship between detail and whole, event an eventuality, breathes fire and wisdom in every great work of art.”
“I've got a lot of different religious ideas circling through my family, but the positive thing is that I was raised with a lot of openness and compassion.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“It was a relationship with occasional moments of beauty, but one that had never found it's balance.”
“I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Foreign Assistance is not an end in itself. The purpose of aid must be to create the conditions where it is no longer needed.”
“I find it more than a little disingenuous to act as if keeping slaves was something that set Thomas Jefferson apart from all mankind.”

Source : "Amazon.com Review: Questions for Annette Gordon-Reed". www.amazon.com.
“Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think”

Source : Jill Bolte Taylor (2008). “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey”, p.26, Penguin
“I can't believe they even bothered filling that faculty position again. They might as well rename the class Defense Against the Dark Arts. I mean, seriously, who would answer an ad for this job?”

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