"Notwithstanding, therefore, that we have not witnessed of a large continent, yet, as we may predict the future occurrence of such catastrophes, we are authorized to regard them as part of the present order of Nature."

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Source : Charles Lyell (1837). “Principles of Geology0: Being an Inquiry how Far the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation : In 4 Volumes”, p.134

Charles Lyell

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“Spiritual seekers particularly are on a quest to understand life; we want to examine our own lives and find meaning in what we do and who we are. ... We find meaning in the seeking itself. Every step along the way is the Way...”

Source : Lama Surya Das (2010). “Letting Go Of The Person You Used To Be”, p.22, Random House
“The whole point of art, as far as Iâ€™m concerned, is that art doesnâ€™t make any difference. And thatâ€™s why itâ€™s important. Take film: you can have quite extreme emotional experiences watching a movie, but they stop as soon as you walk out of the cinema. You can see people being hurt, but even though you feel those things strongly, you know theyâ€™re not real.”
“During the mission, Walter Jones, a team member was given a package containing bone fragments by a Lao. The source said they were from a crash site. He presented photographs showing himself in company with others digging around obvious aircraft debris.”
“History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.”
“Every time you ask for forgiveness, you recognize that the biggest problems you face in life exist inside of you, not outside of you.”

Source : Paul David Tripp (2007). “A Quest for More: Living for Something Bigger than You”, p.161, David C Cook
“Hope is a horrible thing, you know. I don't know who decided to package hope as a virtue because it's not. It's a plague. Hope is like walking around with a fishhook in your mouth and somebody just keeps pulling it and pulling it.”
“Never trust people who've only got one book.”
“This imperiousness which aids us in all things is merely a fitting authority which comes from superior spirit.”

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