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“I cannae believe you let me touch you.†His voice grew hoarse. “I shall remember this for all my nights.†Tears speared into her eyes. Dearest Virgin Scribe, for all her life, she had waited for a moment like this…. “Do not cry.†His thumb went to her cheeks. “Beautiful female of worth, do not cry.”
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“One thing evangelicals want is a reprieve from intolerance against their beliefs, values, and practices.”
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“Silly me. Mr. Butterfingers”
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“I have been to the speed of God, sir...and I discommend it.”
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“I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history.”
Source : Kenneth Clark, British Broadcasting Corporation (1970). “Civilization”, London : British Broadcasting Corporation
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“it's not until you become seriously ill and you nearly die and you're at home for 6 months, that you suddenly stop to realize that this isn't the way I intended it to be in the beginning. Everything that you've done falls away and start wondering why you went through all that rock business stuff.”
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“To me, I think people who don't think it's a big deal to toss a plastic bottle in the garbage are not only being irresponsible, but I think they're being disrespectful of all the other humans on earth.”
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“If you want to change the way others treat you, you should first change the way you treat yourself. Unless you learn to love yourself, fully and sincerely, there is no way you can be loved. Once you achieve that stage, however, be thankful for every thorn that others might throw at you. It is a sign that you will soon be showered in roses.”
Source : "Changing My Mind, Among Others". Book by Timothy Leary, 1982.
