"Let now the chimneys blaze And cups oâ€™erflow with wine... The summer hath his joys, And winter his delights; Though love and all his pleasures are but toys, They shorten tedious nights."

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Source : Thomas Campion (1909). “The Complete English Works of Thomas Campion”

Thomas Campion

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“Evolution isn't just a story about where we came from. It's an epic at the center of life itself. Far from robbing our lives of meaning, it instills an appreciation for the beautiful, enduring, and ultimately triumphant fabric of life that covers our planet. Understanding that doesn't demean human life - it enhances it.”

Source : "America’s Darwin Problem". www.huffingtonpost.com. February 10, 2012.
“I do not like the way people use the more and more magnificent fruits of technology to their filthy deeds.”
“Years ago I heard the Indian Jesuit Raimundo Panikkar say: Expect Nothing.”
“I also see the world of religion. I see some of my brothers and sisters trying to be religious without being fully human. They seem a little rigid and narrow at times, wanting to be holy, but not human. They seem to be winning a place in heaven, without realizing or enjoying the beauty of earth. They keep the ten commandments, but their observances look so joyless. Such a world seems small and the air in that world is stale.”
“One thing I think is interesting is the Jedi in the prequels are supposed to be peacekeepers, and certainly had a very artful way of making war. They had an artful way of defending themselves and inciting violence, really. You find that the Jedi who survived all of that had a much more simpler way of going about things.”

Source : Source: www.ign.com
“This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions - formed by a group of courageous and dedicated people who came out in the defense of the workers' rights and dignity.”
“I don't really understand what a dictator is, but on the other hand I sometimes, in a nice way, envy myself," he said. "I am the last and only dictator in Europe and indeed there are none anywhere else in the world.”

Source : Interview with Camilla Johnson-Hill, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 22, 2010.
“I couldn't feel good about myself hanging out in Armani clothes when my girlfriend can't even pay her heating bill. I'd feel foul and I'd be embarrassed.”

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