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Quote Left There was a continuous movement now, from Zone Five to Zone Four. And from Zone Four to Zone Three, and from us, up the pass. There was a ligh... Quote Right
Quote Left You are in the process of being indoctrinated. We have not yet evolved a system of education that is not a system of indoctrination. We are sorry, but it is the best we can do. What you are being taught here is an amalgam of current prejudice and the choices of this particular culture. The slightest look at history will show how impermanent these must be. You are being taught by people who have been able to accomodate themselves to a regime of thought laid down by their predecessors. It is a self-perpetuating system. Those of you who are more robust and individual than others, will be encouraged to leave and find ways of educating yourself-educating your own judgement. Those that stay must remember, always and all the time, that they are being moulded and patterned to fit into the narrow and particular needs of this society. Quote Right
Quote Left Oh Doris Lessing, my dear -- your Anna is wrong about orgasms. They are no proof of love -- any more than that other Anna's fall under the wheels of that Russian train was a proof of love. It's all female shenanigans, cultural mishegoss, conditioning, brainwashing, male mythologizing. What does a woman want? She wants what she has been told she ought to want. Anna Wulf wants orgasm, Anna Karenina, death. Orgasm is no proof of anything. Orgasm is proof of orgasm. Someday every woman will have orgasms -- like every family has color TV -- and we can all get on with the real business of life. Quote Right
Quote Left Some people obtain fame, others deserve it. Quote Right
Quote Left A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer. Quote Right
Quote Left Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line. What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group of vigilantes imposing their views on others. It is a heritage of communism, but they don't seem to see this. Quote Right
Quote Left All sanity depends on this: that it should be a delight to feel heat strike the skin, a delight to stand upright, knowing the bones are moving easily under the flesh. Quote Right
Quote Left What is a hero without love for mankind. Quote Right
Quote Left What's terrible is to pretend that the second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better. Quote Right
Quote Left It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important. Quote Right
Quote Left We looked down at a glassy glittering icy place many days walking across and very deep, between enormous icy black peaks. All we looked at had... Quote Right
Quote Left Literature is analysis after the event. Quote Right
Quote Left Think wrongly if you please, but in all cases think for yourself. Quote Right
Quote Left There was a kind of shifting of the balances of my brain, of the way I had been thinking, the same kind of realignment as when, a few days bef... Quote Right
Quote Left Laughter is by definition healthy. Quote Right
Quote Left All sanity depends on this that is should be a delight to feel heat strike the skin, a delight to stand upright, knowing the bones are moving easily under the flesh. Quote Right
Quote Left Better Counsel comes overnight. Quote Right
Quote Left That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way. Quote Right
Quote Left You are in the process of being indoctrinated. We have not yet evolved a system of education that is not a system of indoctrination. We are so... Quote Right
Quote Left This is a catastrophic universe, always; and subject to sudden reversals, upheavals, changes, cataclysms, with joy never anything but the song... Quote Right
Quote Left A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer. Quote Right
Quote Left But it isn't only the terror everywhere, and the fear of being conscious of it, that freezes people. It's more than that. People know they are... Quote Right
Quote Left In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools. Quote Right
Quote Left The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in 70 or 80 years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. Quote Right
Quote Left What lies behind facts like these: that so recently one could not have said Scott was not perfect without earning at least sorrowful disapprov... Quote Right
Quote Left You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant. Quote Right
Quote Left A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes. Quote Right
Quote Left What education is to the individual man, revelation is to the human race. Education is revelation coming to the individual man, and revelation... Quote Right
Quote Left One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer. Quote Right
Quote Left A person who doesn't lose his wits over certain things has no wits to lose. Quote Right

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Quote Left In order to operate freely in any territory, you must first pay homage to and gain the blessing of the local warlord. Quote Right
Quote Left Love everyday till it hurts. Shine like the stars above the earth. Smile for all the blessings we have. Pray every day for love, life, and earth. Quote Right
Quote Left Give me your blessing; truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long; a man's son may, but in the end truth will out. – William Shakespeare Quote Right
Quote Left When we give to others, we are also giving back to ourselves -- when we love others, love multiplies within us -- blessing and grace are God's way. Let us together, reaffirm our commitment to each other, and all of nature. Let us pray, Heaven's way. Holy Holy. What we plant, how we plant is our posture and reap. Quote Right
Quote Left I don't live for you or after you or what you own, I live for me and after my goals and my own blessings. This one reason I just do whatever makes me right and happy, then reverence my God. Quote Right
Quote Left An attacker is a hater of your success, blessings, lifestyle etc. Quote Right
Quote Left Pay attention to the blessings and lessons life gives each day, not paying attention to other people's business or opinions. Quote Right
Quote Left Make good use of your life everyday, by learning something new. Rejected lessons are rejected blessings. Quote Right
Quote Left Envy not other's success. Everyone got their blessings but different timeline. Quote Right
Quote Left The blessings you can't see but are present in your life are the establishment of prayers, to align things behind scenes. Quote Right
Quote Left Look up to see that the Lord is ever smiling and bestowing all his blessings merrily like the most protective parent............... It is just for us to realise and rise to the expectations and hope that s/he keeps in us. Quote Right
Quote Left "Blessings are everywhere if only we will look." Quote Right
Quote Left If God chooses a person as a model of humbleness, He bestows upon him many blessings. A slice of bread, a glass of milk is not opulence but divine providence. Whenever that person goes, His favor will follow him. Quote Right
Quote Left Timing isnt the thing that's everything, God’s timing, is the blessing that waiting brings, to not wait brings error, so don't repeat, just stop, control, alt, delete. Quote Right
Quote Left There will always be people for whom (no matter how sweet the blessings), the cup is half empty. For these chronic pessimists, I say try the power of two P-words: first and foremost; prayer, and secondly; positive thinking. Focus on the blessings God has given, and even though the cup may not be running over, give thanks for the portion that is half full. Things could always be worse! Quote Right
Quote Left I have no answers, only questions into questions. For me, the greatest miracle and blessing, is being allowed opportunity to enter into the mystery of a new day. The wonder of a day. Quote Right
Quote Left May you experience spring in your heart. May you know the bloom of contentment and joy. Blessings, love and light. Quote Right
Quote Left Love is a blessing. Love is in our actions. May love guide our way, every single day. Quote Right
Quote Left No matter what is happening, remember that you deserve to live your music. Be inspired to live your song. You are music. You are a blessing. Love and Harmony. Quote Right
Quote Left It doesn't matter how hard you try, what matter is you trusting God and the process. For sometimes we tend to rush while God wants us to learn patience and wait. And other times we tend to rush to a blessing that might lead to our end. Quote Right
Quote Left Let the heart carry no pain, Let the brain not carry any calculations, Let the actions not carry revenge n agitation, Let the eyes not carry the weak moments, Let the lips not carry the sensations of vengeance. Wrapped up in cozy calmness, keep dropping into your Piggy bank... all the blessings, the Lord bestows out of love. Quote Right
Quote Left "Dip your pen in blessings and write away." Quote Right
Quote Left We are stronger together. Anything is possible when we allow our power to create a synergy. Be inspired and uplifted. Blessings, love and light. Quote Right
Quote Left Tears, I empty a well a day...and next morning they are back. I wonder of the sky's rains...if they all blessing? Quote Right
Quote Left "Fresh rain a gift it leaves, a blending of primary colors on a canvas of blue background. God's blessing." Quote Right
Quote Left "With God's touch, the night opens up with wonders for our hearts to be fill with spiritual blessings." Quote Right
Quote Left Time is a human construct. Try to breathe, relax and find quiet moments to focus on. You can do this! Whatever challenges you're facing, you can get through it. I always believe that everything is a lesson or a blessing. And we're never given more than we can handle. Remember, you're here for a unique purpose. Embrace your special qualities and feel good about being here. Let's try to expand our love, light and peace throughout the universe. Quote Right
Quote Left Let us stay calm and remember that hope is always free. Believe. Have faith. You never know what tomorrow brings. Blessings, love and light. Quote Right
Quote Left If we could translate a southern blessing into urban swag? We’d be unified. Quote Right
Quote Left True blessings born of foresight, Streams consciousness Cleared of debris. Quote Right
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