"In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are; and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to be housed."

-- Terry Eagleton

#Stress Quotes #Mean Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“In a society that worships love, freedom and beauty, dance is sacred. It is a prayer for the future, a remembrance of the past and a joyful exclamation of thanks for the present.”

Source : Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (2010). “The Shapeshifters: The Kiesha'ra of the Den of Shadows”, p.220, Delacorte Press
“Almost everything The Beatles did was great, and it's hard to improve on. They were our Bach. The way to get around it may be to keep it as simple as possible.”
“I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.”
“When in doubt, exchange.”
“To manage our emotions is not to drug them or suppress them, but to understand them so that we can intelligently direct our emotional energies and intentions.... It's time for human beings to grow up emotionally, to mature into emotionally managed and responsible citizens. No magic pill will do it.”
“Influence is just persuasion in slow motion.”
“Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy.”

Source : William Gilmore Simms (1853). “Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside”, p.45
“Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the "liberating" kind.”

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