"To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level."

-- Bertrand Russell

#Civilization Quotes #People Quotes #Relaxation Quotes

“When you listen carefully to the soundscape it becomes quite miraculous.”
“The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.”
“I am not against Israel, I am against Zionists.”
“Holiness is not just for some select few spiritual giants; it is not just for pious people who sit around all day with nothing to do but â€œbe holy.â€... â€œEveryone who names the name of the Lordâ€ is called to live a holy life!”
“Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document? We now know pretty well where the various books came from, and about when they were written. We know that they were written by human beings who had no knowledge of science, little knowledge of life, and were influenced by the barbarous morality of primitive times, and were grossly ignorant of most things that men know today.”
“The past is a funeral gone by.”
“I shall strive to inculculate in my men the spirit of the chase.”
“I've always been comfortable thinking things through and doing it, more or less, my way. You can be as creative as you want, but if you're... unwilling to work on the details, to see those put into action, then creativity is just dreams, or worse, hallucinations.”

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