"Returning from the wilderness a man becomes a restorer of order, a preserver. He sees the truth, recognizes his true heir, honors his forbears and his heritage, and gives his blessing to his successors. He embodies the passing of human time, living and dying within the human limits of grief and joy."

-- Wendell Berry

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“The voice of Mr Bush and the voice of Mr Blair can't decide who shall rule in Zimbabwe, who shall rule in Africa, who shall rule in Asia, who shall rule in Venezuela, who shall rule in Iran, who shall rule in Iraq.”

Source : "Mugabe uses UN forum to compare Blair to Mussolini" by John Hooper, www.theguardian.com. October 18, 2005.
“One part of love is innocence One part of love is guilt One part the milk that in a sense Is soured as soon as spilt One part of love is sentiment One part of love is lust One part is the presentiment Of our return to dust”
“Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her.”
“Innocence as we understand it in our culture is very theatrical. The flip side is, if youre charming enough, you can get away with anything.”
“The goal of the corps of NCOs, whose duty is the day-to-day business of running the Army so that the officer corps has time to command it, is to continue to improve our Army at every turn. We want to leave it better than we found it. Regardless of the kind of unit you're in, it ought to be an "elite" outfit, because its NCOs can make it one.”
“This idea of the body as a feast, it stems from Giuseppe Arcimboldo, moves to Viennese artists like GÃ¼nter Brus, and then you have Salvador DalÃ of course, then much later, Marina AbramoviÄ‡ and Ulay, with their nude series in Italy. It's an ongoing conversation. There was nothing cruel about MÃ©ret's Oppenheim piece.”
“This looking down our noses at tea party people has got to stop,”
“Even when I was really young, I hated doing commercials, because I would say, "That's not real acting." And it's not. It's embarrassing what they make little kids do in commercials.”

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