"When we begin to believe that there is greater joy in working with and for others, rather than just for ourselves, then our society will truly become a place of celebration."

--

Jean Vanier

#Believe Quotes #Joy Quotes #Our Society Quotes

“He who seeks the Father more than anything He can give, is likely to have what he asks, for he is not likely to ask amiss.”
“Who included me among the ranks of the human race?”
“Love is not a feeling; it's a sensation. Drinking water when you're thirsty is a sensation, not a feeling. Being in nature or swimming in the sea is a sensation, not a feeling. Lying down when you're tired is sensational, not a feeling, although you may say it feels good. Feeling is an emotional interpretation of experience and these sensations don't need interpretation; they are just good or right. Making physical love rightly is a sensation, not a feeling. So is the love of God. The same goes for joy and beauty; both are sensational.'”

Source : "Love is not a feeling" by Barry Long, What is Enlightenment magazine, Volume 4, Number 2, 1995.
“You don't think people would go on about my looks if I was No. 500 in the world instead of No.12, do you? Anyway, as I keep telling everyone, you can't blame me for looking like this on purpose”
“Celebrities are the doormats to power.”
“Each of us has the choice to attend the church we want to, or none at all. Separation of church and state allows for religions to have their own set of rules as to whom they will accept and who they won't, and the practices they support and the ones they don't. They will continue to be able to do so.”
“People who tell computers what to do, and people who are told by computers what to do.”

Source : "Jobs fight: Haves vs. the have-nots". Interview with Tim Mullaney, usatoday30.usatoday.com. September 16, 2012.
“It would not take a monster to destroy a monster - but light, light to drive out darkness.”

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