"We worshipâ€¦the powers that speak to our souls, if it seems they do. We do so knowing there is more to the world, and the half-world, and perhaps worlds beyond, than we can grasp. We always knew that. We canâ€™t even stop children from dying, how would we presume to understand the truth of things? Behind things? Does the presence of one power deny another? [p. 176]"

-- Guy Gavriel Kay

#Children Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Do not spit into the well, you'll get drunk”
“Now I also want to say, without a doubt, there are some wonderful, wonderful, absolutely wonderful things about being a man. But at the same time, there's some stuff that's just straight up twisted. And we really need to begin to challenge, look at it, and really get in the process of deconstructing, redefining, what we come to know as manhood.”

Source : "A call to men". TED Talk, www.ted.com. December 2010.
“HIV AIDS is a disease with stigma. And we have learned with experience, not just with HIV AIDS but with other diseases, countries for many reasons are sometimes hesitant to admit they have a problem.”

Source : "Interview with Dr. Margaret Chan". "Talk Asia" with Anjali Rao, edition.cnn.com. April 16, 2007.
“To change the world , we need to combine Ancient wisdom with new technologies”
“Well that was the silliest tea party I ever went to! I am never going back there again!”
“Now that children don't till your fields or take you in when you're incontinent, there is no sensible reason to have them, and it's amazing that with the advent of effective contraception anyone chooses to reproduce at all.”

Source : Lionel Shriver (2011). “We Need to Talk about Kevin”, p.26, Counterpoint Press
“A career is a series of ups and downs, of comebacks.”
“We can co-create this change. Spreading the word, learning to treat others with love, acceptance and forgiveness, and bravely stepping up to do our part... it's all part of the great dance of life. You don't have to sit back and wait for it. The most powerful gateway to the universe you have is the present. All the work of so many lifetimes is ultimately completed in a single instant - and you can choose whenever that will be.”

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