"bad things, like good things don't happen any more often than they ought to by chance. the universe has no mind, no feelings, and no personality, so it doesn't do things in order to either hurt or please you. bad things happen because things happen."

-- Richard Dawkins

#Hurt Quotes #Order Quotes #Personality Quotes

“The sadness of the end of a career of an older athlete, with the betrayal of his body, is mirrored in the rest of us. Consciously or not, we know: there, soon, go I.”
“I don't see the world in sexual divisions.”
“I've always been a fan of the band setting. I've always been a believer in bands, and I've always been in bands. That's where my comfort zone is. So to stand outside of that, that was never my intention or goal. I never had the dream of, 'I'm gonna go into all these bands as a spring board for my solo work.' But life takes you on different journeys sometimes. I ended up playing a bunch of songs and some of them I really liked.”
“To lose confidence in oneâ€™s body is to lose confidence in oneself.”
“I became a vegetarian because I was persuaded that life is as valid for other creatures as it is for humans. I do not need dead animal bodies to keep me alive, strong and healthy. Therefore, I will not kill for food.”

Source : "The Making of a Radical: A Political Autobiography". Book by Scott Nearing, 1973.
“It happens so quickly it seems like it's coming from somewhere else. It's not. It just means that you're in sync with yourself.”
“To live fully your well-read life -at any age- it is essential to take your selection of books seriously. When you drift from book to book, you're lulled into thinking that this lack of focus is right and natural - but it's as wrong as can be. Some serendipity in your reading is delightful, but if you wanted to build a house, would you wait for the materials to assemble themselves? - Steve Leveen”
“We age inevitably: The old joys fade and are gone: And at last comes equanimity and the flame burning clear.”

Source : James Oppenheim (1916). “War and Laughter”

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