"The summit is believed to be the object of the climb. But its true object--the joy of living--is not in the peak itself, but in the adversities encountered on the way up."

-- Eiji Yoshikawa

#Adversity Quotes #Joy Quotes #Mountain Quotes

“I believe that God is a power underneath my life here on earth. His goodness undergirds me and uplifts me.”
“People often criticize my films for being pessimistic; there are certainly many reasons for being pessimistic but I donâ€™t see my films that way. Theyâ€™re founded in the belief that revolution doesnâ€™t belong on the cinema screen but outside in the world. Never mind if a film ends pessimistically but exposes certain mechanisms clearly enough to show people how they work and the ultimate effect is not pessimistic. My goal is to reveal such mechanisms in a way that makes people realize the necessity of changing their own reality.”
“One can never be too rich or too thin' is an aphorism attributed to the Duchess of Windsor. Being both rich and thin is a difficult enterprise, indeed almost unprecedented as an ideal. Into the paradoxical gap between the capacity to spend money and the need to eat less steps a brilliant solution: 'light' food. In buying 'light' food we can pay more for what costs less to produce in the first place ...”

Source : Margaret Visser (2010). “Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Mea”, p.109, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I ate healthily, but there was no snacking, no drinking, no bread, no sugar, no smoking. Afterwards I had a pork belly roast.”
“Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.”

Source : John Milton, “Paradise Lost: Book 08”
“Consistency is a contraceptive; it prevents the birth of new things!”
“The church is not here to meet our needs. We are the church here to meet the needs of the world.”
“Dreher is correct in saying that traditionalist conservatives also have been conservationists...I think most conservatives should agree that this is an area we need to think more about.”

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