"No question is more sublime than why there is a Universe: why there is anything rather than nothing"

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Source : Derek Parfit (2013). “On What Matters: Volume Two”, p.624, Oxford University Press

Derek Parfit

#Sublime Quotes #Universe Quotes

“Life springs from death; and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations.”

Source : "The Cause Of Ireland" by Liz Curtis, Beyond the Pale Publications, Belfast, (p. 226), 1994.
“Secular schools can never be tolerated because such a school has no religious instruction and a general moral instruction without a religious foundation is built on air; consequently, all character training and religion must be derived from faith . . .ï»¿ We need believing people.”
“That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy.”
“In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!”
“He who does now know evil will fall into it.”
“It's hard for me to write about anything personal because I get way too personal.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com
“My parents, despite their serious attitude toward life in general, and that of their children in particular, were very broadminded people. There was no such thing as a bad profession for them. As I was their daughter, they knew that, whatever profession I chose, I would do it well. That was enough for them. There was always trust among the Kellys.”
“I want people to love me, but it's not going to hurt me if they don't.”

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