"Sometimes I wish eastern Congo could suffer an earthquake or a tsunami, so that it might finally get the attention it needs. The barbaric civil war being waged here is the most lethal conflict since World War II and has claimed at least 30 times as many lives as the Haiti earthquake."

-- Nicholas D. Kristof

#War Quotes #Earthquakes Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“There was a point when I was 15 or 16 that I realized that my father wanted me to be a loner. I decided, 'It's okay to be an introvert, but I don't want to be a loner. I want a few other people in my life.”
“Small thoughts fit easily into a closed mind, but big thoughts require an open one.”
“I looked at Bria. â€œHow do you put up with him?â€ Bria started to open her mouth, but Finn piped up instead. â€œShe puts up with me because I happen to be rich, handsome, charming, a witty conversationalist, and exceptionally talented in bed,â€ he smirked. â€œFlexible too.â€ I groaned. â€œI did not need to hear those last two.”
“I always loved the creative process, from 'Shakespeare in Love' to 'Finding Neverland' to 'Basquiat'; whether it's serious, or it's comedic, whether it's the 'inside look' at that, it seems to be a theme of what I do.”
“Nearly 60% of Americans who regularly attend Christian church say there is no such thing as the Holy Spiritâ€”they say the Holy Spirit is just a symbol of Godâ€™s power or presence or purity.”
“Prior to the internet, the last technology that had any real effect on the way people sat down and talked together was the table”
“The best time of day for sex is anytime because it's sex.”
“Spiritual intelligence is the capacity to conduct our life in such a way that it reflects deep philosophical and metaphysical understanding of reality and of ourselves discovered through personal experience during systematic spiritual pursuit.”

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