"If the desert is holy, it is because it is a forgotten place that allows us to remember the sacred. Perhaps that is why every pilgrimage to the desert is a pilgrimage to the self. There is no place to hide and so we are found."

-- Terry Tempest Williams

#Self Quotes #Sacred Quotes #Desert Quotes

“People always do the right thing for the wrong reason.”
“I'm a Christian first, and a mean-spirited, bigoted conservative second, and don't you ever forget it.”
“Wit resembles a coquette; those who the most eagerly run after it are the least favored.”
“Beauty type or hair styles constantly evolve through time. Hence, a woman shouldn't be reduced to the current trends.”
“People want to classify and say, 'OK, this is a gangster film.' 'This is a Western.' 'This is a... ' You know? It's easy to classify and it makes people feel comfortable, but it doesn't matter, it doesn't really matter.”
“YouTube is becoming much more than an entertainment destination.”
“The banking collapse was caused, more than anything, by bad government policy and the total failure of bad regulation, rather than by greed.”

Source : "Occupy movement: critics have their say" by Nigel Farage, James Barty, Dan Hodges, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2011.
“Sometimes it's more generous to take than give, he said. "How?" Caroline asked. "To let the other person give you what he has to offer. If you're always the one giving, you never have to feel disappointed, because you don't expect anything in return. But it's miserly in its own way. Because you never leave yourself open or give the other person a chance.”

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