"The Christian is like the ripening corn; the riper he grows the more lowly he bends his head."

-- Alfred Bertram Guthrie

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“We in Himalaya are facing a crisis of survival due to the suicidal activities being carried out in the name of developmentâ€¦ The monstrous Tehri dam is a symbol of thisâ€¦ There is need for a new and long-term policy to protect the dying Himalaya. I do not want to see the death of the most sacred river of the world-theÂ Ganga- for short-term economic gains.”
“Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools.”
“Be critical of these institutions that we love, whether they be our sports teams or the criminal justice system. Be critical of what the police department is doing about sexual assault. Be critical of why prosecutors are not prosecuting sexual assault.”

Source : Source: www.cosmopolitan.com
“Of course I realize that photography is not the technical facility as much as it is the eye, and this decision that one makes for the moment at which you are going to snap, you know.”
“Despite the unrivaled empirical success of quantum theory, the very suggestion that it may be literally true as a description of nature is still greeted with cynicism, incomprehension, and even anger.”
“That's Delhi. When life gets too much for you all you need to do is to spend an hour at Nigambodh Ghat,watch the dead being put to flames and hear their kin wail for them. Then come home and down a couple of pegs of whisky. In Delhi, death and drink make life worth living,”

Source : Khushwant Singh (1990). “Delhi”, p.12, Penguin Books India
“You are so annoying. I could literally slap the sh*t out of you and feel so much better.”
“I was actually a Cowboys fan.”

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