"In the contemplation of beauty we are raised above ourselves, the passions are silenced and we are happy in the recognition of a good that we do not seek to possess."

-- George Santayana

#Passion Quotes #Recognition Quotes #Contemplation Quotes

“I wouldn't want to play LSU right now even if I were the Indianapolis Colts.”
“There is nothing else that I would rather do than sing. I have such a great passion for it. Even if I donâ€™t become successful or famous I am still going to continue singing.”
“If they had connived a scheme, and Christ had not been raised from the dead, where would have been the hardest place on the face of the earth to convince anyone? In Jerusalem.”
“That's the thing about love - it's full of possibilities. It can lead you down so many different paths. Sure, for some of us, it can lead to sadness and regret. But, for others, well, for others it can lead them to the greatest future they could've ever hoped for. Love is the most possible thing in the world.”
“I'm a fan of balance and order, but I like to put that extra layer on top. It makes it more dynamic.”
“If you look at the movement of refugees, in Vladimir Lenin's phrase, "the people who voted with their feet," the movement of refugees until comparatively modern times was overwhelmingly from West to East, not from East to West. Refugees of all kinds were constantly fleeing from Christendom to the Islamic lands. Jews of course and Muslims of course, but even some Christians and the movement of refugees went overwhelmingly that way.”
“Without either the first or second amendment, we would have no liberty; the first allows us to find out what's happening, the second allows us to do something about it! The second will be taken away first, followed by the first and then the rest of our freedoms.”
“You make all the fashion statements just by dressing up your mind.”

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