"The only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer."

-- Jonathan Safran Foer

#Painful Quotes #Active Quotes

“It could reach up and grab the moon.”
“The domain of rhythm extends from the spiritual to the carnal.”
“Secular humanism proposes ... the complete implementation of the agenda of modernism ... what is necessary for it to occur is a ... New Enlightenment.”
“I've actually usually been wary of taking on science fiction as an actor because it's really tough to do. It's really difficult to execute. There's often lots of prosthetics, green screen and special effects, and it can get very technical.”

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“Form follows finances instead of function.”
“Weakness for wealth and for collecting and owning things of different kinds; the urge for physical (sensuous) enjoyment; the longing for honour, which is the root of envy; the desire to conquer and be the deciding factor; pride in the glory of power; the urge to adorn oneself and to be liked; the craving for praise; concern and anxiety for physical well-being. All these are of the world; they combine deceitfully to hold us in heavy bonds.”
“It really is better to be lucky than to be good.”
“Gods law has been written on all of our consciences, but only in Christ is it written on our hearts.”

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