"The slave of the belly ponders the menu with which to celebrate the feast. The servant of God, however, thinks of the graces that may enrich him."

-- John Climacus

#Christian Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Grace Quotes

“If there was no black man there would be no Rock'n'Roll. The beat, the rhythms of Africa are what created Rock'n'Roll and Jazz.”
“My computer must be broken: whenever I ask a wrong question, it gives a wrong answer.”
“Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.”

Source : "The Hot Seat: Ruby Sparks' Zoe Kazan". Interview with Amy Plitt, www.timeout.com. July 15 2012.
“Opera is when a tenor and soprano want to make love, but are prevented from doing so by a baritone.”
“Thought subsides when you pet your dog or you have a purring cat on your chest. Even just watching an animal can take you out of your mind. It is more deeply connected with the source of life than most humans, and that rootedness in Being transmits itself to you. Millions of people who otherwise would be completely lost in the conceptual reality of their mind are kept sane by living with an animal.”
“Unconscious means identified totally with thought. You reduce reality to a conceptual reality.”
“I don't judge people. I don't even judge people on 'The Voice.' I'm a coach. I'm there for constructive criticism and to aid and abet and discover new talent.”
“Strike not for a few cents more an hour, because the price of living will be raised faster still, but strike for all you earn, be content with nothing less.”

Source : Lucy Eldine Parsons (2004). “Freedom, Equality and Solidarity”, Charles H Kerr Publishing Company

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