"I recommend the same therapies for all humans with HIV. There is no reason to believe that physiologic responses to therapy will vary across lines of class, culture, race or nationality."

-- Paul Farmer

#Believe Quotes #Class Quotes #Race Quotes

“I am not so complicated or intelligent a composer, nor am I very interested in becoming so. I am much more happy doing what I know I can do than what I am not sure I could do.”
“Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.”

Source : Paul Auster (2014). “Collected Novels Volume 1: New York Trilogy, In the Country of Last Things, Moon Palace”, p.601, Faber & Faber
“True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will as it does to position us to do his will.”
“..though silence must add intensity to your intimate moments, it must also shrivel your soul to lie beside someone who doesn't talk to you.”
“I learned to love the feel of good words.”
“I know everything except myself.”
“Our culture's tolerance wears thin when religion intrudes on the public discourse... Our schools, courtrooms, and libraries set the tone for the entire society. The message they currently communicate is harsh and unambiguous: religion is offensive and should be kept out of public view.”
“The idea is that one's temperament improves with age; that you learn to deal better with people and become more benevolent and loving. That's not necessarily true. I try to stay loose but sometimes the best thing to do is get yourself away and take a good nap.”

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