"Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance,"

-- Mahmoud Darwish

#Beautiful Quotes #Resistance Quotes #Very Beautiful Quotes

“You know, all mystics - Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion - are unanimous on one thing: that all is well, all is well. Though everything is a mess, all is well. Strange paradox, to be sure. But, tragically, most people never get to see that all is well because they are asleep. They are having a nightmare.”
“I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.”
“I need a sample of your blood,' said Kira. Marcus raised an eyebrow. 'I didn't know we'd reached that stage of our relationship.”
“You can't worship the image or the Crucifix itself. You have to worship God.”

Source : "This Film Could Change How the Right Wing Feels About Guns". Interview with Edwin Rios, www.motherjones.com. October 31, 2015.
“We are not at the mercy of events that transpired in our childhood unless we believe we are.”

Source : Lynn Grabhorn (2011). “The Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting Playbook”, p.206, Hampton Roads Publishing
“Life is the best and only timekeeper.”
“The coral zoophyte may be leveled by transported masses swept over by the waters; yet like the trodden sod, it sprouts again, and continues to grow and flourish as before.”

Source : James Dwight Dana (1872). “Corals and Coral Islands”, p.98
“When Celtic get an opportunity to go above Rangers they've got to jump at it with both hands.”

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