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“God is so great that the greatness precludes existence.”

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Raimon Panikkar was a renowned Indian theologian, philosopher, and writer. Born on November 2, 1918, and passing away on August 26, 2010, he was known for his contributions to inter-religious dialogue and cross-cultural studies. more

“Entranced by the denotative power of words to define, to order, to represent the things around us, weve overlooked the songful dimension of language so obvious to our oral [storytelling] ancestors. Weve lost our ear for the music of language -- for the rhythmic, melodic layer of speech by which earthly things overhear us.”

Order Lost Language Speech Ears Obvious Storytelling Dimensions Ancestor Layers Power Of Words Overlooked Earthly Things

Author:David Abram

“Yes! I hate everything about this country. Like, I hate fat white Americans. All the people who are crunched into the middle of America, the real fat and meat of America, are these racist conservative white people who live on their farms. Those little teenage girls who work at Kmart and have a racist grandma — that’s really America.”

People Littles Real Country America Hate Girl White Middle I Hate Conservative Fats Meat Racist Farms Teenage Grandma Teenage Girl Kmart

Author:Azealia Banks

“Black culture is cool, but black issues sure aren't, huh?”

Culture Black Issues Black Culture

Author:Azealia Banks

“You got a lot but you just waste all yourself. They'll forget your name soon and won't nobody be to blame but yourself.”

Names Forget Waste Blame Forget You

Author:Azealia Banks

“It’s not illegal to be an asshole. It’s not illegal to be racist, even. It’s not illegal to do anything.”

Racist Illegal

Author:Ariel Pink

“I backed up all my pictures on my iCloud so you can’t see me when I die / I left my body somewhere down in Mexico / Give ‘Find My iPhone’ app a try.”

Giving Trying Body Dies Left Mexico Iphone Apps Apps For Iphone

Author:Ariel Pink

“Preparing to fight wild fires is only part of the solution, we must be more pro-active and prevent the fires before they start, or reduce their intensity by removing forest waste and fuel build up.”

Fighting Fire Waste Solutions Active Forests Fuel Intensity Preparing

Author:Rick Renzi

“Something is funny, most of all, because it's true, and because the velocity of insight into this truth exceeds our normal standards. Something is funny because it's outside our accepted boundary of decorum. Something is funny because it defies our expectations. Something is funny because it offers a temporary reprieve from the hardship of seeing the world as it actually is. Something is funny because it is able to suggest gently that even the worst of our circumstances and sins is subject to eventual mercy.”

World Able Sin Seeing Worst Subjects Circumstances Offers Normal Standards Expectations Mercy Insight Accepted Boundaries Hardship Temporary Exceed Seeing The World Velocity Decorum Reprieve

Author:Steve Almond

“Misery loves another idiot with a jukebox where his soul should be.”

Should Soul Misery Idiot Jukebox

Book:Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us

Source: Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us

“Do not get yourself into the illusion that there is something so unique about the question of organ or body parts ... that the general rules of economics do not apply.”

Body Unique Illusion Economics Organs

Author:Richard Allen Epstein

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