"Chance is as relentless as necessity."

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Source : Simon Blackburn (1999). “Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy”, p.60, Oxford University Press

Simon Blackburn

#Chance Quotes #Relentless Quotes

“Worship is an act that develops feelings for God, not a feeling for God that is expressed in an act of worship.”
“Seven days without love makes one weak.”
“Fire, loveliest of the four elements of the world, and yet an element too in Hell. While it burned adoringly in the core of the Temple, it had also scorched the life from a city, this night, and spewed its venom over the land. How strange of God to speak from a burning bush, and of Man to make a symbol of Heaven into a symbol of Hell.”

Source : Walter M. Miller Jr (2014). “A Canticle For Leibowitz”, p.156, Hachette UK
“Not being able to live without someone is not love. It's need.”

Source : "Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity". Book by Kerry Cohen, 2008.
“Housework is like bad sex. Every time I do it I swear I will never do it again. Until the next time company comes.”
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
“Love the process and youâ€™ll love what the process produces.”
“Realize that you earn income by providing value - not time - so find a way to provide your best value to others, and charge a fair price for it.”

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