"Anchorites used to ill-treat themselves in the way they did, so that the common people would not begrudge them the beatitude they would enjoy in heaven."

-- Cesare Pavese

#People Quotes #Heaven Quotes #Way Quotes

“In the USA, where so many people compete for one and the same thing, where job opportunities, residential facilities, and food resources have to be spread over so many people, the question of justice becomes more imperative than ever before if communal and individual life is to be made possible and enjoyable.”
“I find it personally distracting when kids are constantly texting, but they can be texting something that is just benign and just fine.”

Source : "CNN Newsroom", www.cnn.com. March 19, 2013.
“I'd like to think humans have a stronger sense of justice than the random forces of nature do.”

Source : Dan Wells (2014). “Partials series 1-3 (Partials; Fragments; Ruins) (Partials)”, p.83, HarperCollins UK
“My first album was more about me making a statement, as I felt like I was kind of stuck in the smaller scene of underground House and Techno when the music I produce actually spanned a much wider range of genres, including the more Pop/Trip Hop stuff and more song-based compositions. Comfort was to kind of show that I wasn't just about one thing. Working on Take Flight was my chance to step back and merge the many worlds of music I enjoy working in and showcase it all through a journey of 24 tracks.”
“It is the masculine dynamic that has caused our society to place money and corporate profit above human beings. It has allowed the earth to be viewed only as a commodity to be exploited. The feminine perspective sees things differently. She sees the earth and all its inhabitants as entities to be revered and cared for. She sees individual human beings as more important than the relentless advance of capitalism and competition. It is my hope, perhaps indirectly expressed in my work, that the divine feminine is reawakening.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I'm going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there.”

Source : Wendy Mass (2008). “A Mango-Shaped Space”, p.21, Hachette UK
“We Germans are so good at penalties because we have had to rebuild our country twice.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Love is blind, there was no doubt about it. In Tara's case it was also deaf, dumb, dyslexic, had a bad hip and the beginnings of Alzheimer's”

Source : Marian Keyes (2009). “Last Chance Saloon”, p.11, Harper Collins

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