"Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood."

-- Robin G. Collingwood

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“That the past is ahead, in front of us, is a conception of time that helps us retain our memories and to be aware of its presents. What is behind us [the future] cannot be seen and is liable to be forgotten readily. What is ahead of us [the past] cannot be forgotten so readily or ignored, for it is in front of our minds' eyes, always reminding us of its presence. The past is alive in us, so in more than a metaphorical sense the dead are alive - we are our history.”
“If you want to follow some good steps, it would Proverbs, all over.”

Source : "Answer Man: Pedro Martinez talks God, Boston and flowers". Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. September 4, 2009.
“A wise neuter joins with neither, but uses both as his honest interest leads him.”
“I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word.”
“Working out is my biggest hobby. It's my Zen hour. I just zone out.”
“The closer we are to God, to divine attributes - such as absolute truth, goodness, and beauty - the more we wonder. When we separate ourselves from truth, goodness, and beauty, we lose wonder and become cynical. The Enlightenment was basically the narrowing of our vision to a purely scientific, empirical, rationalistic worldview, screwing down the manhole covers on us so we became squinting underground creatures.”
“What we assume, what we have never clearly thought out, controls us.”
“I'm 18, I'm going to graduate high school in a few months.”

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