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“One certainly has a soul; but how it came to allow itself to be enclosed in a body is more than I can imagine.”

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Lord Byron, born on January 22, 1788, and died on April 19, 1824, was a prominent English Romantic poet. His poetry is characterized by its strong personality and passion, and has had a profound impact on literature. more

“The thought of both East and West (philosophies) can indeed be integrated into a higher truth. They show us that the West is correct in maintaining that life is about progress about evolving toward something higher. Yet the East is also correct in emphasizing that we must let go of control with the ego. We can't progress by using logic alone. We have to attain a fuller consciousness, an inner connection with God, because only then can our evolution toward something better be guided by a higher part of ourselves.”

“Now here is a key: you want to make it real and present in the realm of your consciousness. You don't say "I'm going to do such and such" - it already has happened. Now, is consciousness real? It exists and it is very powerful. The idea is to have this mesh between your consciousness - your visualization - and the so-called material world.”

World Want Ideas Real Powerful Consciousness Happened Materials Keys Realms Very Powerful Visualization Material World Mesh

Author:George Leonard

“Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.”

Patriotism Totalitarianism

Book:Reflections

Source: Reflections

“If we take a survey of the greatest actions...in the world...we shall find the authors of them all to have been persons whose Brains had been shaken out of their natural position.”

Ifs World Inspirational Persons Has Beens Action Natural Brain Position Surveys Enviromental

Author:John Adams

“The prophets preach . . . that pleasure, not will-power and coercion, is how you most deeply transform people.”

People Inspirational Pleasure Prophet Coercion Will Power Enviromental

Author:Matthew Fox

“The Grim Reaper, Gloria corrected herself - if anyone deserved capital letters it was surely Death. Gloria would rather like to be the Grim Reaper. She wouldn't necessarily be grim, she suspected she would be quite cheerful (Come along now, don't make such a fuss).”

Ifs Would Be Letters Cheerful Grim Reaper Gloria Grim Reaper

Book:One Good Turn: (Jackson Brodie)

Source: One Good Turn: (Jackson Brodie)

“If only Jesus' followers shared his personality. That one shift alone would correct so many of the ridiculous and horrifying things that pass for popular Christianity.”

Ifs Jesus Christianity Personality Ridiculous Followers Jesus Followers

Author:John Eldredge

“Wherefore the race being not to the swift, etc. but time and chance happening to all men, I leave the Judgement of the whole to the Candid, of whose correction I shall never be impatient.”

Men Whole Chance Race Happenings Judgement Etc Impatient Corrections Candid

Book:Tracts chiefly relating to Ireland, etc

Source: Tracts chiefly relating to Ireland, etc

“They're both about the correct or proper way to do something. There is a correct and proper way to use words and there is a correct and proper way to behave with other people. And I behaved improperly with John and feel bad, so I compensate by obsessing with language, which is easier to control than behavior.”

People Way Feels Use Language Easier Behavior Behave Obsessing

Book:Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel

Source: Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel

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