"Life is the desert, life the solitude, death joins us to the great majority."

-- Edward Young

#Life Quotes #Death Quotes #Solitude Quotes

“Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear; unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf.”
“In all distresses of our friends We first consult our private ends; While Nature, kindly bent to ease us, Points out some circumstance to please us.”
“Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.”
“As the society has gotten larger and more complex, individuals have lost their ability to influence any of the institutions that affect their lives.”
“I want to continue to grow. To me, the biggest sin of all sins, is to be given a gift, a talent, because it's actually a gift from God, to take that and not cultivate it and make it grow, that's the biggest sin in the world.”
“Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.”

Source : "Modern Museum Reopens With New Wings" by Richard F. Shepard, www.nytimes.com. May 26, 1964.
“While women across the globe have many differences - language, culture, environment - our similarities are undeniable, and the impact of abuse and oppression affects us all.”
“Obstacles, of course, are developmentally necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical thinking, resilience and resourcefulness.”

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