"According to Inuit culture in Greenland, a person possesses six or seven souls. The souls take the form of tiny people scattered throughout the body."

-- Annie Dillard

#People Quotes #Soul Quotes #Inuit Quotes

“We could do it, you know." "What?" "Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it.”
“The income tax is flawed for a number of reasons - it discourages economic growth and encourages a bloated government.”
“I could never have a threesome. This is not a threesome body. This is a turn off the lights body, leave your shirt on body - this is a tell nobody.”
“What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.”
“Regardless of its purpose, the humpback-whale song is the most complex piece of nonhuman composition on earth. Whether it's art, prayer, or booty call, the humpback song is an amazing thing to experience firsthand, and I suspect that even once the science of it is put to bed, it will remain, as long as they sing, magic.”

Source : "Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings". Book by Christopher Moore, June 3, 2003.
“Gambling is a catalyst for economic downturn”
“The universe is the primary revelation of the divine, the primary scripture, the primary locus of divine-human communication.”
“Ownership is not limited to material things. It can also apply to points of view. Once we take ownership of an idea â€” whether itâ€™s about politics or sports â€” what do we do? We love it perhaps more than we should. We prize it more than it is worth. And most frequently, we have trouble letting go of it because we canâ€™t stand the idea of its loss. What are we left with then? An ideology â€” rigid and unyielding.”

Source : "Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions". Book by Dan Ariely, February 19, 2008.

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