"Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death."

-- Socrates

#Philosophy Quotes #People Quotes #Dying Quotes

“Just because you're not a drummer doesn't mean you don't have to keep time.”
“It's important for me to say something, and with wisdom if I can. I don't think there's anything wrong with just going out there and having fun and goofing around. I want to experiment with that too. But yeah, I feel like I have a responsibility to produce something hopeful, and maybe inspirational to people. When people come up to be and tell me how my music has changed their lives, that only encourages me to take it more seriously. Sometimes I get annoyed with myself for getting too serious, but that's just what I need to do.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship.”
“We think "reading the Bible in context" means thinking about the handful of verses before and after the verses we're looking at on the page. That isn't the case. While that's important, context is so much wider than a handful of verses.”
“I think the asset management industry, especially in the US, is going through a pretty tough time. If you talk to the CEO of a US asset manager, morale would be at a low, even though stock markets are at almost record levels.”
“Cultivate night-blooming jasmine near your bedroom window, and dream of men you've always longed for.”

Source : Gwen Davis (1976). “How to survive in suburbia when your heart's in the Himalayas”
“A man is known to his dog by the smell, to his tailor by the coat, to his friend by the smile; each of these know him, but how little or how much depends on the dignity of the intelligence. That which is truly and indeed characteristic of the man is known only to God.”
“A man feels impelled to do something to keep awake.”

Source : Toronto Star, November 30, 1928.

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