"If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real."

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Source : The House of Intellect ch. 6 (1959)

Jacques Barzun

#Art Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Real Quotes

“When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.”
“People came into the Church in the Roman Empire because the Church was so good-Catholics were so good to one another, and they were so good to pagans, too. High-pressure evangelization strikes me as an attempt to deprive people of their freedom of choice.”

Source : "Father Andrew Greeley Extended Interview". Interview With Judy Valente, www.pbs.org. May 10, 2002.
“The Lord showed me by vision and revelation what would happen if we did not stop this practice... all ordinances would be stopped... many men would be made prisoners... I went before the Lord, and I wrote what the Lord told me to write...”
“Happy birthday coz, you are the very best, I send this card, with lots and lots, of hugs, kisses and love”
“The clothes back in those days were made so much better than clothes are today. They actually took time to make clothes to fit a woman's body. Today they make clothes that fit sizes, so it stretches to fit this and that.”
“Country music has always sort of been country music.”
“[An] act of the Congress of the United States... which assumes powers... not delegated by the Constitution, is not law, but is altogether void and of no force.”
“I'm an entertainer and I really enjoy entertaining. I think if you're going to really be what you say you are, you have to really live it, work it, practice it, and think it.”

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