"Peace ... was contingent upon a certain disposition of the soul, a disposition to receive the gift that only detachment from self made possible."

-- Elizabeth Goudge

#Self Quotes #Soul Quotes #Detachment Quotes

“It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and disastrous of all wars, civilizationitself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things we have always carried closest to our hearts.”
“The great genius does not let his work be determined by the concrete finite conditions that surround him, whilst it is from these that the work of the statesman takes its direction and its termination. ... It is the genius in reality and not the other who is the creator of history, for it is only the genius who is outside and unconditioned by history.”
“And don't worry, if I get thrown in jail in Manila, Beyonce will just bail me out. Sold out night 2 in the Philippines. I love it here!”
“These companies know that at their current size they're not going to be big enough to have the necessary capital, and they don't have enough spectrum to get to the third generation.”
“Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes trash it completely.”
“Only when you are moved by a painting should you buy it. Being moved is what collecting is all about.”
“One difference between savagery and civilization is a little courtesy. There's no telling what a lot of courtesy would do.”
“Convention is like the shell to the chick, a protection till he is strong enough to break it through.”

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