"They say, "God told me", or "God replied to me". And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves."

-- John of the Cross

#Talking Quotes #Saint Quotes

“Someone, I was beginning to suspect, had a bit of a gangster complex. It wasn't really very hard to figure out who. I mean, I was guessing it wasn't Christopher's aunt Jackie.”
“What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of therules and no involvement in decision-making. . . . Involving the adolescent in decisions doesn't mean that you are giving up your authority. It means acknowledging that the teenager is growing up and has the right to participate in decisions that affect his or her life.”
“When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on earth and arenâ€™t pessimistic, you donâ€™t understand data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you arenâ€™t optimistic, you havenâ€™t got a pulse. What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world.”

Source : "Paul Hawken: programming a new operating system for civilization" by James Epstein-Reeves and Ellen Weinreb, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2013.
“I am absolutely delighted to have come second. Who cares about winning when you can be second? I love being runner-up.”
“I'm definitely more attracted to chaos than to order. The point is, I find the female roles out there very cliche. If we are limited to being only lovers or mothers, we are limiting ourselves.”
“I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.”
“Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is a crazy place, and I've chosen to make my work about that insanity.”
“You look older.â€ â€œYes, well. The passage of time tends to do that to a person.”

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