"You live in a deranged age, more deranged that usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing."

-- Walker Percy

#Life Quotes #Men Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Sure, I always chose rebels to identify with - I still do - but to me a rebel isn't so much someone who breaks the law as someone who goes against the odds.”
“And a sensible work strategy might be: surrender to the task but not to the taskmaster, become absorbed in the work itself but never absorb the work ethos.”

Source : Michael Foley (2010). “The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life makes it Hard to be Happy”, p.129, Simon and Schuster
“The man who can face vilification and disgrace, who can stand up against the popular current, even against his friends and his country when he know he is right, who can defy those in authority over him, who can take punishment and prison and remain steadfast-that is a man of courage. The fellow whom you taunt as a 'slacker' because he refuses to turn murderer-he needs courage. But do you need much courage just to obey orders, to do as you are told and to fall in line with thousands of others to the tune of general approval and the Star Spangled Banner?”

Source : Alexander Berkman (2010). “Now and After: the ABC of Anarchist Communism”, p.30, Lulu.com
“If you hit bottom, there's a whole lot of people here to help you up”
“I had never even thought I'd be an actress - I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It's the same career.”
“I'm trying to be as green as I can. As an airline pilot, I have a carbon footprint that's a size 10, so it's pretty hard.”
“God uses singers in a mighty way, and I am grateful.”
“In the war room, love? What if someone comes in?â€ I stood and removed his shirt. â€œThen theyâ€™ll have a good story to tell.â€ â€œGood?â€ He adopted the pretense of being offended. â€œProve me wrong.”

Source : Maria V. Snyder (2012). “Fire Study”, p.185, Harlequin

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