"What gives life meaning is a form of rebellion, rebellion against reason, an insistence on believing passionately what we cannot believe rationally. The meaning of life is to be found in passionâ€”romantic passion, religious passion, passion for work and for play, passionate commitments in the face of what reason knows to be meaningless."

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Source : Robert C. Solomon (2006). “Spirituality for the Skeptic: The Thoughtful Love of Life”, p.76, Oxford University Press

Robert C. Solomon

#Religious Quotes #Believe Quotes #Commitment Quotes

“Dark matter is needed to hold galaxies together. Your mind is a Galaxy. More dark than light. But the light makes it worthwhile.”

Source : Matt Haig (2013). “The Humans: A Novel”, p.264, Simon and Schuster
“I spend a lot of time at my sonâ€™s school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies.”
“I still get laughed at but it doesn't bother me, I'm just so glad to hear laughter around me.”

Source : Amanda Palmer (2015). “The Art of Asking: Wie ich aufhörte, mir Sorgen zu machen, und lernte, mir helfen zu lassen”, p.126, BASTEI LÜBBE
“The more we wait, the more everything and everyone looks like a grain of sand escaping between our fingers before vanishing into the wind.”
“Do we fear terrorism so much that we throw out our Constitution, and are we unwilling and afraid to debate our Constitution?”
“I am very much into politics, but what interests me is sacred principles applied to that area. I am interested in the intersection of the Spiritual and the political - how spiritual principles apply to the social and political issues of our day. For me, the spiritual realm, is a more powerful place to speak from on those issues.”
“You want a little talent on that?”
“I am a record executive and I shall be right there in your face with my records.”

Source : "L.A. Reid Set To Announce New Label Position". Interview with Angie Martinez, hiphopdx.com. April 14, 2011.

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