"I cannot think that espionage can be recommended as a technique for building an impressive civilization. It's a lout's game."

-- Rebecca West

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“Religion is a powerful weapon that can be used because it persuades people to do things. And thus it can be used for good or ill. But it should not be a powerful weapon at all.”
“...whoever is guided solely by his own judgment and decision will never climb up to the summit of perfection and will not fail to be the victim of the devil's ruinous power to delude.”

Source : John Cassian, Colm Luibhéid (1985). “Conferences”, p.79, Paulist Press
“Instead of working so hard to prove the skeptics wrong, it makes a lot more sense to delight the true believers. They deserve it, after all, and they're the ones that are going to spread the word for you.”
“She spotted a lone dandelion,and it crossed her mind that a younger Luce would have pounced on it and then made a wish and blown. But this Luce's wishes felt too heavy for something so light.”
“I am hungry for power, but not to lord over others; only to own myself.”

Source : Deborah Feldman (2012). “Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots”, p.87, Simon and Schuster
“Buy a nickel bag, smoke a little lye, get high tonight, get high tonight.”
“First lesson learned: Knowing doesn't hold a candle to doing.”

Source : A. M. Jenkins (2009). “Repossessed”, p.22, Harper Collins
“Technology was once a substitute for dealing with people, but today it is at the heart of sociability.”

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