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Lorenzo Scupoli

"Our Lord Christ Himself strikes down our enemies through us, or in company with us. For he who eats Christ's flesh and drinks His blood abides with Christ and He in him. Therefore, when we overcome the enemies, it is the blood of Christ which overcomes, as it is written in Revelation: 'and they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb'"

Source : Lorenzo Scupoli (1978). “Unseen Warfare: The Spiritual Combat and Path to Paradise of Lorenzo Scupoli”, p.225, St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Lorenzo Scupoli

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“Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose safety instead of risk, sameness instead of diversity. Moving through that fear, finding out what connects us, revelling in our differences; this is the process that brings us closer, that gives us a world of shared values, of meaningful community.”

Source : bell hooks (2013). “Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope”, p.197, Routledge
“We are hungry for tenderness, in a world where everything abounds we are poor of this feeling which is like a caress for our heart we need these small gestures that make us feel good Tenderness is a disinterested and generous love, that does not ask anything else to be understood and appreciated.”
“Revenge is a way of life and definitely some thing that we identify with. We all feel cheated in some way about some thing and how nice it would be to do something about it. I mean ultimately it's not the most Christian of sentiments.”
“I just do my best to put the ball in play and put it in play where no one's going to make a play on it and hopefully drive some runners in.”

Source : "Answer Man: Joey Votto talks bowling, mustaches, hockey, Italy". Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. April 24, 2009.
“I never felt scandal and confession were necessary to be an actress. I've never revealed my self or even my body in films. Mystery is very important.”
“Let them hate me provided they fear me”
“I actually started as a model builder and quickly progressed into production design, which made sense because I could draw and paint. But I kept watching that guy over there who was moving the actors around and setting up the shots.”
“Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals.”

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