"We show no relish for reconfiguring the relationship between the state, the market and society. The world is on the turn, yet we do not seem equal to the challenge."

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Source : New Statesman, January 5, 2012.

Maurice Glasman, Baron Glasman

#Challenges Quotes #World Quotes #States Quotes

“I walked along that slippery slope where if you fail through lack of faith, you sell your soul to the devil.”
“I always say it was great for God to send his only son, but I'm waiting for him to send his only daughter. Then things will really be great.”
“Those we dislike can do nothing to please us.”

Source : Samuel Richardson (1990). “Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady: comprehending the most important concerns of private life”
“Morley is one of the outstanding voices of her generation, as a singer, songwriter and bandleader she's in a class of her own, transcends all categories and is making a major contribution to contemporary music.”
“Beauty is necessarily shrouded in mystery--which is part of its splendour.”

Source : Thomas Dubay (1999). “The Evidential Power of Beauty: Science and Theology Meet”, p.42, Ignatius Press
“The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory.”

Source : Donna Farhi (2011). “Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness”, p.17, Macmillan
“We preferred our own way of living. We were no expense to the government. All we wanted was peace and to be left alone.”

Source : "Literature of the American Indian". Book by Thomas Edward Sanders and Walter W. Peek, p. 294, 1973.
“Maitake mushrooms are known in Japan as the dancing mushroom. According to a Japanese legend, a group of Buddhist nuns and woodcutters met on a mountain trail, where they discovered a fruiting of maitake mushrooms emerging from the forest floor. Rejoicing at their discovery of this delicious mushroom, they danced to celebrate.”

Source : "Maitake: The Magnificent ‘Dancing’ Mushroom" by Paul Stamets, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 21, 2013.

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