"Vehemence is the expression of a blind effort to support and uphold something that can never stand on its own...Whether it our own meaningless self we are upholding, or some doctrine devoid of evidence, we can do it only in a frenzy of faith."

-- Eric Hoffer

#Self Quotes #Expression Quotes #Effort Quotes

“I won't say I've closed the door on acting.”
“I decided then and there I was never going to have kids.”
“As a matter of fact," the other voice went on, "if you do tie her up from time to time, or whip her just a little, and she begins to like it, that's no good either. You have to get past the pleasure stage, until you reach the stage of tears.”
“Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen”
“There is superficial conflict but deep concord between science and theistic religion, but superficial concord and deep conflict between science and naturalism”
“Even if your watch is full of diamonds the hour is still 60 minutes”
“If, for some reason, I cannot bear to work on something that needs to get done, I'm not going to force that. I'll just take a mental vacation. I think the best solution sometimes to working out a problem is to walk squarely away from it.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
“... the precedents for feminine self-expression run back through all the ages since the art of writing was invented. ... The era may witness the first female engineer, motor truck chauffeur, radio broadcaster, head of an aviation school, or federal prohibition officer, but it has not produced the first thinking, creative, and writing woman by any means.”

Source : Mary Ritter Beard, Ann J. Lane (1977). “Making Women's History: The Essential Mary Ritter Beard”, p.133, Feminist Press at CUNY

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