"Life is not something to be lived through: it is something to be lived up to. It is a privilege, not a penal servitude of so many decades on earth."

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Source : William George Jordan (2007). “The Majesty of Calmness”, p.44, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.

William George Jordan

#Life Quotes #Earth Quotes #Privilege Quotes

“From our earliest days in Liverpool, George and I on the one hand and Paul on the other had different musical tastes. Paul preferred 'pop type' music and we preferred what is now called 'underground'. This may have led to arguments, particularly between Paul and George, but the contrast in tastes, I'm sure, did more good than harm, musically speaking, and contributed to our success.”
“This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.”
“I was once being interviewed by Barbara Walters...In between two of the segments she asked me..."But what would you do if the doctor gave you only six months to live?" I said, "Type faster." This was widely quoted, but the "six months" was changed to "six minutes," which bothered me. It's "six months.”
“Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.”
“Huge knots of sea-weed hung upon the jagged and pointed stones, trembling in every breath of wind; and the green ivy clung mournfully round the dark and ruined battlements. Behind it rose the ancient castle, its towers roofless, and its massive walls crumbling away, but telling us proudly of its own might and strength, as when, seven hundred years ago, it rang with the clash of arms, or resounded with the noise of feasting and revelry.”
“I like the tragedies way more than the comedies because they're so universal.”
“The thing is to become a master and in your old age to acquire the courage to do what children did when they knew nothing.”
“We've run out of good projects. This is not a money issue... If these oil companies had fantastic projects, they'd be out there [developing new fields].”

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