"Any work that is not rooted in myth and poetry or that does not partake of the depth and essence of the universe is merely a ghost."

-- Hans Arp

#Essence Quotes #Depth Quotes #Doe Quotes

“I feel ashamed that so many of us cannot imagine a better way to do things than locking children up all day in cells instead of letting them grow up knowing their families, mingling with the world, assuming real obligations, striving to be independent and self-reliant and free.”

Source : John Taylor Gatto (2000). “A Different Kind of Teacher: Solving the Crisis of American Schooling”
“I like coffee exceedingly...”
“I think comprehensive immigration reform while securing your border and dealing rationale with 11 million is the only way we're going to solve this problem.”
“... was there no one over thirty-five who had not some secret agony, some white-faced fear? Half one's life one walked carelessly, certain that some day one would have one's heart's desire: and for the rest of it, one either goes empty, or walks carrying a full cup, afraid of every step.”

Source : Helen Waddell (2013). “Peter Abelard”, p.88, Read Books Ltd
“Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.”
“I like starting. It's pretty cool.”
“Questions of such gravity go down to the very foundations of the government. If the provisions of the Constitution can be set aside by an act of Congress, where is the course of usurpation to end?”
“I do not understand how on earth you can become a writer without seeing the world.”

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