"God is still in the process of dispensing gifts, and He uses ordinary individuals like us to develop those gifts in other people"

“Always bear this in mind, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.”

“I am sometimes asked, 'Why do you spend so much of your time and money talking about kindness to animals when there is so much cruelty to men?' I answer: 'I am working at the roots.'”

Source : George Thorndike Angell (1884). “Autobiographical Sketches and Personal Recollections”

“Fiction is my home, I came from fiction, I like to tell stories.”

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“The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.”

“I know that human beings are better together than they are apart, as much as I fought that all my life.”

Source : "Singer-Songwriter Matt Nathanson: On feeling vulnerable, staying present, and not being terrified". Interview with Mary Bruce, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. October 26, 2015.

“Some people think that poor people are lazy. Actually, it takes a lot of work to survive when you are dirt-poor.”

“I was 40-something years old. I hadn't shown any entrepreneurial spunk up until that point.”

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“Lastly, anyone who believes in the possibility of total animal liberation while billions of humans continue to inhabit and decimate the planet is delusional. Only when most humans have died off will there be a chance to returning to a society that values all beings for who they are.”