"Embrace fanaticism. Harness joie de vivre by pursuing insane interests, consuming passions, and constant sources of gratification that do not depend on the approval of others"

-- Elizabeth Wurtzel

#Passion Quotes #Insane Quotes #Approval Quotes

“For God is himself the Being of all Beings, and we are as gods in him, through whom he revealeth himself.”

Source : Jakob Böhme (1920). “The Confessions of Jacob Boehme”
“I couldn't possibly have become a member of this Institute, you know, if I hadn't organized it myself.”
“Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work. Our objective was to inject some common sense into the conversation among Republicans at a time when business-as-usual simply won't work.”
“The human species has all but lost its heart; we gave it up for the illusionary fruits of the material world. But a life without heart is a life without life force. The psyche, as well as the body, needs both heart and brain in order to survive. Like Chinese women who bound their feet and the could no longer walk freely, we have bound our hearts, and thus stunted our growth as moral beings.”
“All nonstate threats to life, liberty, and property appear to be relatively petty and therefore can be dealt with. Only states can pose truly massive threats, and sooner or later the horrors with which they menace mankind invariably come to pass.”
“Now I know I understand that it was Sgt. Pepper's Band, that put the sixties into song, where have all the heroes gone?”
“To send a child to rot in the prison of Cuba for the alleged sake of his own well-being is criminal hypocrisy.”
“The events which transpired five thousand years ago; Five years ago or five minutes ago, have determined what will happen five minutes from now; five years From now or five thousand years from now. All history is a current event.”

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