"It was titillating to brush up against the enigma of mortality, to steal a glimpse across its forbidden frontier. Climbing was a magnificient activity, I firmly believed, not in spite of the inherent perils, but precisely because of them."

-- Jon Krakauer

#Climbing Quotes #Glimpse Quotes #Stealing Quotes

“You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.”
“There never was a tonic that would cure more social ailments than a healthy, happy home. There never was a greater source of social stability than an affectionate and understanding family. There never was a better way of helping children to happiness than the close confidence of wise and loving and responsible parents.”
“Wherever art appears, life disappears.”
“As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?”
“Stillness is training for action.”

Source : Andrew Cohen (2012). “Evolutionary Enlightenment”, p.57, Jaico Publishing House
“At one campus where I was lecturing, I asked a friend, "How many of my colleagues know I'm gay?" He answered, "All of them." I wasn't surprised. But, just the same, it was kind of spooky, because not one of them had ever given me the faintest sign that he or she knew. If I had spoken about it myself, most of them would have felt it was in bad taste.”
“I definitely want to manage. I just don't think it's the time right now.”
“CNTRL is about letting people know that not everyone fits under the 'EDM' umbrella; not creatively or even personally.”

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