"The Mother's knowledge of unity, her powers of sensitivity, humility, and balance, and her infinite respect for the miracle of all life have now to be invoked by each of us and practiced if the 'masculine' rational imbalance of our civilization is to be righted before its too late."

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Source : Andrew Harvey (2012). “Radical Passion: Sacred Love and Wisdom in Action”, p.187, North Atlantic Books

Andrew Harvey

#Mother Quotes #Humility Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“A woman with an education may be able to spend more time sitting in a chair instead of lying on her back. A sound advantage, I should think.”

Source : Anne Bishop (1998). “Daughter of the Blood: The Black Jewels Trilogy”, p.75, Penguin
“Here's what I think," I say and my voice is stronger and thoughts are coming, thoughts that trickle into my noise like whispers of truth. "I think maybe everybody falls," I say. "I think maybe we all do. And I don't think that's the asking." I pull on her arms gently to make sure she's listening. "I think the asking is whether we get back up again.”
“The final end of abortion in America will come when every human being begins to appreciate his own life as a gift from God and the lives of those entrusted to his care as the true blessings they are.Â A culture that affirms life will not practice contraception nor will it murder its progeny.”
“Wikipedia is the #5 site on the Web and serves 450 million different people every month - with billions of page views.”
“Cooking is a holistic process of planning, preparing, dining and sharing food. I place food at the center of our humanity, as it nourishes not only our physical bodies but also our emotional and spiritual lives. Food is truly a cultural phenomenon that informs our traditions and our relationship with the earth. I genuinely believe that food connects us all.”
“I support non-discrimination for homosexuals, but I think, or at least I have the right to think - without saying whether I think it or not - I have the right to think, along with the catechism of the Catholic Church, that homosexuality is morally wrong.”
“The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes.”
“The green things of this world are just wondrous, arenâ€™t they?â€ his mother went on. â€œWe work so hard to get rid of them when sometimes theyâ€™re the very thing that saves us.”

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