"Wisdom is not what comes from reading great books. When it comes to understanding life, experiential learning is the only worthwhile kind, everything else is hearsay."

-- Joan Erikson

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Understanding Quotes

“Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived.”

Source : Shane Claiborne (2010). “The Irresistible Revolution: Living As an Ordinary Radical”, p.24, ReadHowYouWant.com
“I've always said even the most hardened pro-choice people would be just devastated to watch an actual birth and then watch a baby be killed before their eyes.”

Source : "Kevin Sorbo on playing John Calvin in “Let the Lion Roar,” plans for a “God’s Not Dead” sequel and his support of the “Gosnell” movie". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.
“I am not the first person to give birth naturally. Billions of other women have come before me and have done this - so why can't I do it?”
“If you're rolling over rocks and stuff and you have a bigger wheel, it's going to stay out of the holes - rough sections become smoother.”

Source : Interview with Chris Aung-Thwin, www.askmen.com. October 13, 2013.
“Many times I heard Imam Ahmad saying (when asked to give his opinion) on controversial scholarly issues 'I do not know.'”
“Never throw stones if you think they're going to come back and hit you.”
“I do not like sports, unless you consider treating all humankind with love and respect a sport.”
“The difference between people and ideas is... only superficial.”

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