"For liberals, the observation that 'the peasants are revolting' is a pun. For conservatives, it is cause for uncharacteristic optimism. No matter how far the ideological pendulum swings in the short term, in the end the bedrock common sense of the American people will prevail."

-- Charles Krauthammer

#Swings Quotes #People Quotes #Common Sense Quotes

“Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place.”

Source : Interview with Klaus Ottmann, www.jca-online.com. October 1986.
“But on a clear, sunny day? How would she know to flee when she couldn't see any place for danger to hide?”
“There are things about growing up in a small town that you can't necessarily quantify.”
“There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.”

Source : Kate Chopin (2005). “The Awakening - Literary Touchstone”, p.142, Prestwick House Inc
“The starting-point and chief principle of every science, and hence of theology also, is not only methodical doubt, but positive doubt. One can believe only what one has perceived to be true from reasonable grounds, and consequently one must have the courage to continue doubting until one has found reliable grounds to satisfy the reason.”
“When the mind grasps the universe, the senses retreat.”

Source : "The Prajna-sutras: Aphorisms of Intuition". Book by Subhash Kak, 2007.
“As a child there's a horror in discovering the limitations of the ones you love. The time you find that your mother cannot keep you safe, that your tutor makes a mistake, that the wrong path must be taken because the grown-ups lack the strength to take the right one...each of those moments is the theft of your childhood, each of them a blow that kills some part of the child you were, leaving another part of the man exposed, a new creature, tougher but tempered with bitterness and disappointment.”
“Live. And Live Well. BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now. On a crystal clear, breezy 70 degree day, roll down the windows and FEEL the wind against your skin. Feel the warmth of the sun. If you run, then allow those first few breaths on a cool Autumn day to FREEZE your lungs and do not just be alarmed, be ALIVE. Get knee-deep in a novel and LOSE track of time. If you bike, pedal HARD”

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