"Behind every American soldier, dozens of their countrymen tonight sleep soundly â€” and hundreds more in their shadow abroad will wake up alive and safe."

-- Victor Davis Hanson

#Sleep Quotes #Soldier Quotes #Shadow Quotes

“I do not mourn the loss of my sister because she will always be with me, in my heart," she says. "I am, however, rather annoyed that my Tara has left me to suffer you lot alone. I do not see as well without her. I do not hear as well without her. I do not feel as well without her. I would be better off without a hand or a leg than without my sister. Then at least she would be here to mock my appearance and claim to be the pretty one for a change. We have all lost our Tara, but I have lost a part of myself as well.”
“The naturalist picked up the eagle and said to it, "Thou dost belong to the sky and not to this earth; stretch forth thy wings and fly."”

Source : "Look at Your World".
“You know how to paint pleasure, cruelty, arrogance in glowing colors.”

Source : Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (2015). “Venus in Furs”, p.57, Cosimo Classics
“If you stepped out of the shower and saw a leprechaun standing at the base of your toilet, would you scream, or would you innately understand that he meant you no harm?”

Source : "Author, Author?" by David Sedaris, www.newyorker.com. March 30, 2009.
“If it hadn't been for the rise of the working woman's wardrobe, I never would have found the time to sneak a kid in.”
“It is not a Buddhist approach to say that if everyone practiced Buddhism, the world would be a better place. Wars and oppression begin from this kind of thinking.”

Source : Sulak Sivaraksa (1992). “Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society”
“There is no disputing the fact that American consumers pay 30 to 300 percent more for the same prescription drugs as our counterparts in Canada, Europe, and the rest of the world.”
“Many people entertain the idea that Christianity,like almost any other religion,is basically a system of beliefs-you know, a set of doctrines or a code of behavior, a philosophy, an ideology. But that's a myth. Christianity is not at all like Buddhism or Islam or Confucianism. The founders of those religions said (in effect), 'Here is what I teach. Believe my teachings. Follow my philosophy.' Jesus said, 'Follow me'(Matthew 9:9). Leaders of the world's religions said, 'What do you think about what I teach?' Jesus said, 'Who do you say I am?'(Luke 9:20)”

Source : Josh McDowell, Bob Hostetler (2011). “Don't Check Your Brains at the Door”, p.62, Thomas Nelson Inc

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