"The chief thing that separates us from God is the thought that we are separated from God."

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Source : Thomas Keating (2002). “Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel”, p.44, A&C Black

Thomas Keating

“It's easier to be old than young. You make just as many blunders, but you've become much more adept at not recognizing them.”
“So long as we think of it objectively, time is Fate or Chance, the factor in our lives for which we are not responsible, and about which we can do nothing; but when we begin to think of it subjectively, we feel responsible for our time, and the notion of punctuality arises.”
“A friend of mine's sister was on a TV show here in Toronto, a popular show. I don't know I guess it must be some Canadian come line. Well Mr. Dressup a friend's sister was on Mr. Dressup and I just never understood - knew that I could know someone in the flesh that was on the TV. It was just a bizarre thing for me. I grew up drinking Coca Cola, singing to Michael Jackson and the '80s a pretty stand by me life.”

Source : "Craig Olejnik and Christina Jennings Talk The Listener". Interview with Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. June 2, 2009.
“Sensible men no longer belive in miracles; they were invented by priests to humbug the peasants.”
“I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.”

Source : "All-star authors add stories to illustrator's vision". Interview with Christian DuChateau, www.cnn.com. November 11, 2011.
“I like a girl who doesn't play any games. I like a very sweet girl.”
“An Athenian citizen does not neglect his state because he takes care of his own household; even those of us who are engaged in business have a very fair idea of politics. We do not regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs as harmless. We do not say that such a man 'minds his own business'. Rather we say he has no business here at all.”
“What society needs is broad men sharpened to a point.”

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