"It is a beneficent incident of the ownership of land that a pioneer who reduces it to use, and helps to lay the foundations of a new State, finds a profit in the increasing value of land as the new State grows up."

-- William Graham Sumner

#Growing Up Quotes #Land Quotes #Pioneers Quotes

“There is no human life so poor and small as not to hold many a divine possibility.”

Source : James Martineau (1880). “Hours of Thought on Sacred Things”
“If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.”
“Lifting her head, she joined in as the others in the group began to howl in response to Brace's triumph. The sound was . . . It touched the soul, the music haunting, starkly pure and yet so very earthy.”
“Notice that whenever we suffer pain, the mind is always quick to identify with the negative aspects of things and replay them over and over again, wounding us deeply. Almost all humans have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) of the mind, which is why so many people become fearful, hate-filled, and wrapped around their negative commentaries. This pattern must be recognized early and definitively. Peace of mind is actually an oxymoron. When you're in your mind, you're hardly ever at peace, and when you're at peace, you're never only in your mind.”
“You'll see why, in animation circles, Miyazaki himself is considered one of the gods.”
“Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself.”
“There is no other course but the one we have chosen, except the course of humiliation and darkness, after which there will be no bright sign in the sky or brilliant light on earth? All this will make us more patient and steadfast, and better prepared for the battle which God blesses and which good men support. Then there will only be a glorious conclusion, where a brilliant sun will clear the dust of battle, and where the clouds of battles will be dispelled.”
“I can't let things go when it comes to stop painting. It has to be my way.”

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