"When a man knows that the abstraction ten exists - nothing on earth can stop him from looking for the fact of eleven."

-- Lorraine Hansberry

#Men Quotes #Curiosity Quotes #Earth Quotes

“My book in a nutshell is about the deleterious effects of patriarchy down through the ages for women and for men and how the Bible dismantles this fallen social system. I'm completely persuaded that patriarchy is not the Bible's message, but that it runs counter to God's vision for humanity. It produces tension and disunity between men and women that run contrary to God's vision for his world.”

Source : Source: www.patheos.com
“There are patterns in everything, in the whole of Nature, from the way the stars turn in the heavens to the whorl of a shell or the petals of a flower and the way leaves arrange themselves about a twig. There are forces, hidden forces. If I can discover what they are, how they operate, I will have my hands upon the levers of creation and can work them myself.”

Source : Celia Rees (2011). “The Fool's Girl”, p.78, A&C Black
“Sometimes I am asked if I know 'the response to Auschwitz; I answer that not only do I not know it, but that I don't even know if a tragedy of this magnitude has a response.”
“Pause and remember - Every morning is a new page in the story of your life. You are creating your life at every moment. Think wisely about the day you want to create for yourself.”
“You need the art in order to love the life.”
“When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making up for thingsâ€”as opposed to making things upâ€”that did not quite happen.”

Source : Geoff Dyer (2007). “Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It”, p.13, Vintage
“Silence has been destroyed, but also the idea that it's important to learn how another person thinks, to enter the mind of another person. The whole idea of empathy is gone. We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress.”

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