"Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth in which we give birth to ourselves."

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Source : Robert Neelly Bellah (1985). “Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life”, p.65, Univ of California Press

Robert Neelly Bellah

#Retirement Quotes #Home Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I get letters. I get several a week, I think. A lot of people want a picture, a lot of people just want an autograph.”
“I used to always be the young one playing without pressure, but I am just happy to be where I am and enjoying my time.”
“I appreciate the little things in life because it adds up to everything.”
“Speak in your authentic voice because people have a BS Meter”
“I know the responsibility that entails from telling a story. The one thing I despise the most is when I go to a movie and I see a whole bunch of lazy actors making me waste my time and money.”
“The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again.”
“'Write what you know' works, but it's limiting. Write what fascinates you. Write what you can't stop thinking about.”
“I get excited about what the Holy Spirit is doing now through all the people he is refining and raising up all over this planet. I love connections and relationship and networking but it must be led by the Spirit.”

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