"Men may dam it and say that they have made a lake, but it will still be a river. It will keep its nature and bide its time, like a caged animal alert for the slightest opening. In time, it will have its way; the dam, like the ancient cliffs, will be carried away piecemeal in the currents."

-- Wendell Berry

#Men Quotes #Animal Quotes #Rivers Quotes

“the power of a text is not time-bound. The words go on doing their work.”
“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.”
“The taboos that constitute a man's intellectual stature, often sedimented experiences and unarticulated insights, always operate against inner impulses that he has learned to condemn, but which are so strong that only an unquestioning and unquestioned authority can hold them in check.”
“Early marriage is most prevalent in communities suffering deep, chronic poverty.”

Source : "Make Combating Child Marriage a U.S. Foreign Policy Priority" by Helene D. Gayle, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 10, 2012.
“The book is a form in which some of the greatest masterpieces that mankind has ever achieved are expressed;”

Source : Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.
“You have to see your unimportance before you can see your importance and your significance to the world.”
“If people are worried about unfair advancement, they should look at the sons-in-law of the world running companies. They've truly slept their way to the top.”
“It takes a checkbook to change the world”

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