"There's a certain advantage to living in a small country like Guatemala, I think. You don't feel so distant from political reality there. When things happen, they almost seem to happen on a Shakespearian stage with the audience so close they can become actors too. This is partly what Joseph Brodsky meant when he wrote that small countries have big politics."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Francisco Goldman

#Country Quotes #Reality Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Of course we as Labour Party members must all be free to criticise and oppose injustice and abuse wherever we find it. But as today's Report recommends, can we please leave Hitler and Nazi metaphors alone (especially in the context of Israel). Why? Because the Shoah is still in people's family experience.”

Source : "Jeremy Corbyn antisemitism speech in full: Labour leader vows to stamp out 'hateful language or debate'" by Lizzie Dearden, www.independent.co.uk. June 30, 2016.
“You will reach a point where you can finally go for an hour, or a day, or a week without painful reminders of absence and emptiness. Look for new awakenings. Be open to rebirth.”
“Our intentions create our reality.”
“I can't thank you enough for showing up. It's not the same without you.”
“Father, we ask that you give us a passion for the truth and not merely a hatred of falsehood. Keep us concerned for the spiritual health of people but open to your own rebukes from your mighty Word.”
“Buddhist monks have known for centuries that meditation can change the mind. Now we are inspired by His Holiness to examine with our technology the precise brain changes that occur with practice... The unique collaboration on meditation is just beginning.”
“No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.”
“A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long, comedy is played by an incomparable actor.”

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