"It may seem paradoxical to say that we have been expelled from the present, but it is a feeling we have all had at some moment. Some of us experienced it first as a condemnation, later transformed into consciousness and action. The search for the present is neither the pursuit of an earthly paradise nor that of a timeless eternity: it is the search for a real reality."

-- Octavio Paz

#Real Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Paradise Quotes

“Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can't buy.”

Source : 'The Compleat Angler' (1653) pt. 1, ch. 21
“My good friend Josh Bibby happens to be a pro skier and has used my music in 2 international ski films.”
“Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero.”
“When the working day is done, girls they just want to have fun.”
“Just because the only way you can maintain control over your bodily passions is to sit straight in your chair, knees together, hands delicately arranged in our lap, fingers tightly intertwined, does not mean that I am required to do the same.”
“Find what's hot, find what's just opened and then look for the worst review of the week. There is so much to learn from watching a restaurant getting absolutely panned and having a bad experience. Go and see it for yourself.”
“You may substitute knowledge for superstition without satisfying the needs that drive people into superstition's arms.”

Source : Susan Neiman (2009). “Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-up Idealists”, p.132, Random House
“If you wanted to teach a baby a lesson, would you cut its head off?”

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