"Then there was the whole concept of coal mining, which is a culture unto itself, the most dangerous occupation in the world, and which draws and develops a certain kind of man."

-- Martin Cruz Smith

#Men Quotes #Coal Quotes #World Quotes

“The body, the mind, and the spirit don't form a pyramid, they form a circle. Each of them runs into the other two. The body isn't below the mind and the spirit; from the point of view it's between them. if you reside too much in the mind, then you get too abstract and cut off from the world. You long for the spiritual life, but you can't get to it, and you fall into despair. The exercise of the senses frees you from abstraction and opens the way to transcendence.”
“Some of my inventions didn't take off. I invented a url lengthener.”
“But I contend that if we're providing total medical coverage for every man, woman, and child in Iraq, shouldn't we at least be doing the same thing for every man, woman, and child in the United States?”
“it is through the ghost [writer] that the great gift of knowledge which the inarticulate have for the world can be made available.”
“This is how you communicate with a fellow intelligence: You hurt it, you keep on hurting it, until you can distinguish the speech from the screams.”

Source : Peter Watts (2006). “Blindsight”, p.261, Macmillan
“There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed.”
“I just have a lot off different influences.”
“Reform is Chinas second revolution.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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