"The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency - the belief that the here and now is all there is."

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Source : Allan Bloom (2008). “Closing of the American Mind”, p.64, Simon and Schuster

Allan Bloom

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Vision Quotes

“The Epicureans denied that the gods had created the world and also denied that they played any role in it.”
“Jesus suffered deeply because He loves us deeply! He wants us to repent and be converted so that He can fully heal us.”
“I'm a good person, but with many defects.”
“It's difficult to see yourself up on screen without being a critic.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I just really like ants, and I really like science. I was interested and curious about the quantum world and the physics behind how it all works.”
“Being a mod is more of a sensibility than a style.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When it comes to the important things one is always alone ...”
“Ideology on which the Kyoto Protocol is based, is a new form of totalitarian ideology, along with Marxism, Communism and socialism. We had doubts about the Kyoto Protocol, we wanted reasoning from our partners in the European Union, in the IPCC. Formal requests had been sent to these organizations. But we have not received responses yet, which suggests that no coherent answers can be offered. What we hear is 'it is not comprehensive responses that matter, we will not give them anyway; what is important is whether you believe us or not'.”

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