"Granted that I must die, how shall I live?"

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Source : Michael Novak (1970). “The Experience of Nothingness”, p.46, Transaction Publishers

Michael Novak

#Purpose Quotes #Granted Quotes

“I've always thought things were absurd. It would take a lot more effort for me to see things as reasonable.”

Source : "This much I know: Joshua Ferris" by Gaby Wood, www.theguardian.com. February 13, 2010.
“CP is a struggle, but it's also been quite the tool for me to find success and deliver a message. It's something about me that's unique, so it'll open a few doors as well as keep a few closed. If you have the other tools that you develop as an individual, talents, things like that, you can harness this to do positive things in the world.”
“So what we're talking about here is human rights. The right to live like a human. The right to live, period. And what we're facing in Africa is an unprecedented threat to human dignity and equality.”
“Most of the time people are aiming so low on television. They're trying to reach that common denominator, especially on network television.”

Source : "Scary Stuff, Kids! Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott Talk American Horror Story!". eclipsemagazine.com. November 1, 2011.
“I don't do anything to be lovable. I have no control.”
“Every attempt to reflect upon the Atonement, to study it, to embrace it, to express appreciation for it, however small or feeble it may be, will kindle the fires of faith and work its miracle towards a more Christlike life. It is an inescapable consequence of so doing. We become like those things we habitually love and admire. And thus, as we study Christâ€™s life and live his teachings, we become more like him.”
“I like peace and solitude and silence.”
“Sometimes it is necessary to make a confrontation-and I like that.”

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