"What men do matters more than what they know."

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Source : John Christopher (2015). “The Sword of the Spirits”, p.64, Simon and Schuster

John Christopher

#Men Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Those of us who think about what we eat, how it's grown, those of us who care about the environmental impact of food - we've been educated by fabulous books, like Fast Food Nation and documentaries like Food Inc. But despite these and other great projects that shine a critical light on the topic, every year the food industry spends literally tens of millions of dollars to shape the public conversation about our food system.”

Source : "Anna Lappé Is Ready to Bust the Food Industry’s Biggest Myths". Interview with Tom Philpott, www.motherjones.com. October 2, 2013.
“I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.”
“Christian guys had a reputation for being soft or not being tough enough to play the game. But every chapel we've had, our team fighter has been in there. Stu Grimson is very outspoken. Dan Bylsma, the head coach at Pittsburgh, was one guy that really helped me a lot.”
“Others may be able to accept standards from another, but an artist is a person who decides.”
“There's a truth to the fact that it's hard to be real. It's easy to be indulgent. It's easy to be bubble gum, but it's hard to find a real thing that really makes your soul tick. It's painful and honest. It can be more challenging than just a sad song.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I love cookies baking. During the winter, they have these candles that smell like cookies, and I always buy like a hundred of them.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Politicians are like God. No one believes in them, they haven't done anything for ages, and they give jobs to their immediate family”
“No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.”

Source : Alan Watts (2017). “Out of Your Mind: Tricksters, Interdependence, and the Cosmic Game of Hide and Seek”, p.93, Sounds True

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