"I get sentimental over the music of the â€™90s. Deplorable, really. But I love it all. As far as Iâ€™m concerned the â€™90s was the best era for music ever, even the stuff that I loathed at the time, even the stuff that gave me stomach cramps."

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Source : Rob Sheffield (2007). “Love Is a Mix Tape: Life, Loss, and What I Listened To”, p.7, Crown Archetype

Rob Sheffield

#Stuff Quotes #Eras Quotes #Sentimental Quotes

“I can only answer the question â€˜What am I to do?â€™ if I can answer the prior question â€˜Of what story or stories do I find myself a part?â€™”

Source : Alasdair MacIntyre (2013). “After Virtue”, p.250, A&C Black
“For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent.”
“In West Virginia yesterday, a man was arrested for stealing several blow-up dolls. Reportedly, police didn't have any trouble catching the man because he was completely out of breath.”
“True power and true happiness are when you use your success to make others around you feel even more significant.”
“We have to challenge ourselves and be innovative so as to change the world. Get to this level of thinking. No small dreams, do big things!”
“I'm a really rotten liar. Generally, if I've tried to pull off a lie, it hasn't worked out to my advantage.”
“The peace and safety for which you yearn is not a matter of food, clothing, and shelter. It is a matter of love. Love and be loved, and all else will be added unto you. The world will perform its magic when you step into yours. That is the promise of God, and it will be kept.”
“Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking. The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by an order of magnitude than any mountain I'd been on; I quickly came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about enduring pain. And in subjecting ourselves to week after week of toil, tedium and suffering, it struck me that most of us were probably seeking above all else, something like a state of grace.”

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