"No matter whether one is flying over Newfoundland or the sea of lights that stretches from Boston to Philadelphia after nightfall, over the Arabian deserts which gleam like mother-of-pearl, over the Ruhr or the city of Frankfurt, it is as though there were no people, only the things they have made and in which they are hiding."

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Source : W. G. Sebald (2016). “The Rings of Saturn”, p.57, New Directions Publishing

W. G. Sebald

#Mother Quotes #Light Quotes #Boston Quotes

“Obviously, ISU will be primed for revenge and wants to get that bad taste of the last game out of their mouth.”
“Worrying is like praying for something you don't want to happen.”
“Many in the American military have learned the fundamental dilemma of modern warfare: More money and better weapons don't mean that you win.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I think we're coming into a time where it has to do with how you stand in relationship to your own world within and in relationship to those around you in the world without. And I believe these are the things that we need to put into our schools, education, into our psychotherapy and into our culture more, finding a way to not be so harsh and judgmental, so objectifying and dehumanizing, constantly focused within and trying to get these difficult thoughts and feelings to go away.”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“Work - other people's work - is an intolerable idea to a cat. Can you picture cats herding sheep or agreeing to pull a cart? They will not inconvenience themselves to the slightest degree.”

Source : Louis J. Camuti, Lloyd Alexander (1962). “Park Avenue Vet”
“So that every man lawfully ordained must bring a bow which hath two strings, a title of present right and another to provide for future possibility or chance.”

Source : Richard Hooker (1830). “The Ecclesiastical Polity and Other Works of Richard Hooker”, p.416
“I studied medicine so I could help others - set a leg or whatever - and it's given me a great deal of satisfaction.”
“I think somehow people should be encouraged to think about a very long time horizon and I think this is true for businesses, it's true for governments and it's true for people doing things in the non-profit sector.”

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