"Materialism is an identity crisis."

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Bryant H. McGill

#Identity Quotes #Materialism Quotes #Crisis Quotes

“We were good reformers, but we weren't good enough. We elected a candidate and then, busy with our own affairs, we left him hanging in mid-air. Reformers are such part-time pillars of society!”
“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.”
“You never have to know all the answers because you won't be asked all the questions.”
“Happy is the spirit that attains to the perfect formlessness at the time of prayer.”

Source : "Evagrius Ponticus: The Praktikos. Chapters on Prayer". Translated by John Eudes Bamberger, 1972.
“We are no more responsible for the evil thoughts that pass through our minds than a scarecrow for the birds which fly over the seedplot he has to guard. The sole responsibility in each case is to prevent them from settling.”
“I am not a fan of video games, I had to learn a lot about them. I would love to play video games, but I don't want to go around shooting people, and ripping off their heads, and it's just gross.”
“It's my view that any conservative who loves his country has to be extremely concerned.”
“I am a young guy, but I have a winning mentality.”

Source : Interview with Chris Yandek, www.cyinterview.com. May 4, 2005.

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