A Quotes
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“Acreditamos numa ordem em particular não porque seja objetivamente verdadeira , mas porque acreditar nela permite-nos cooperar com eficácia e forjar uma sociedade melhor.”
Source: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Acreditamos que a dor do corpo é uma forma válida de pagar Deus por sua graça, poderia ser diferente, mas Deus é sábio, e seus planos são misteriosos. Fica sempre a pergunta: por que Deus gosta tanto de sangue e dor humana?”
Source: Seria a Bíblia um livro científico?: Por que a Bíblia Sagrada não deve ser levada a sério e como argumentar contra ela (Estudos Bíblicos para ateus 2)
“Acreditamos que o amor é suficiente para que tenhamos um relacionamento de alta qualidade. Mais tarde descobrimos que o amor, só, não basta!”
Source: Laços e Nós - A Construção de um Relacionamento de Alta Qualidade
“Acreditamos que os pais são eternos, imutáveis, que estarão próximos quando surgir a necessidade. Mas eles adoecem e morrem. É uma fatalidade inevitável, não há como parar a idade, recuar o fim.”
Source: Cuide dos pais antes que seja tarde
“Acreditar é meio caminho para alcançar.”
“Acredito na vida, na arte da vida, a arte da vida é viver, e feliz àquele que sabe fazer uso da vida, vivendo e aprendendo!”
“Acredito no castigo. Que é um jeito de crer em Deus. Torto, mas é.”
Source: Fim
“Acredito que todo ser antes de fazer qualquer tipo de burrada, pensa várias vezes, e quem vai dizer o quê ele vai fazer ou não é o impulso. Mas, a culpa jamais será do impulso, e sim de quem não soube controlar - a consciência também fala, antes e depois.”
“Acredito que todos nós possuímos uma luz parecida com a sua dentro de nossos corações, algumas pessoas a ignoram outros a deixam brilhar – falou com alegria. – Mas no final todos nós vemos estrelas. E você é a minha.”
Source: Todos nós vemos estrelas
“Acres of spice-covered almonds, blackberry and lavender honey, chocolate-covered cherries, their young saleswoman reaching forward with samples, her low-cut shirt selling more than fruit. The seafood shop, crabs lined up like a medieval armory, fish swimming through a sea of ice. Her ultimate goal was at the end of the aisle- a produce stand staffed by an elderly man who, some people joked, had been at the market since its beginning a hundred years before. George's offerings were the definition of freshness, corn kernels pillowing out of their husks, Japanese eggplant arranged like deep purple parentheses.”
Source: The Lost Art of Mixing
“Acrid bitterness inevitably seeps into the lives of people who harbor grudges and suppress anger, and bitterness is always a poison. It keeps your pain alive instead of letting you deal with it and get beyond it. Bitterness sentences you to relive the hurt over and over.”
Source: God's Outrageous Claims: Discover What They Mean for You
“Across a chasm of eighteen hundred years, Jesus Christ makes a demand which is beyond all others difficult to satisfy; He asks for that which a philosopher may often seek in vain at the hands of his friends, or a father of his children, or a bride of her spouse, or a man of his brother. He asks for the human heart; He will have it entirely to Himself. He demands it unconditionally; and forthwith His demand is granted. Wonderful!”
“Across a golden Autumn tapestry appear the spirits of our ancient selves demanding recognition and reward for one haunted night. Sated, they retreat from winter’s onslaught and retire to subconscious hibernation for another twelvemonth.”
“Across a range of mountains, there is a signal of tranquillity. Listen and watch carefully. You will find it. The mountains, with their vast landscapes and towering peaks, reflect nature’s determination and inspiration.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Across Ackar and Lett, the ordinary folk were tired of the wars of aggression of the Dewar dynasty. They had lost too many fathers, brothers and sons on foreign soil. It was clear that the new King was no warrior, and most of the population thought that a good thing. Maybe for the first time in generations they could have a good king rather than a warrior king.
I now commit as my coronation promise that whilst I am King, no armies from Ackar and Lett will seek domination over our neighbours. The treaties are written in ink. I will now seal them with my blood.”
Source: White Light Red Fire
“Across Africa there is what I call a colonialist mentality or orthodoxy. Orthodoxy in the sense that a lot of things have gone wrong in Africa in the post-colonial period. And time and time again, any time something went wrong, the leadership claims that it was never their fault.”
“Across all Cinderella versions it was clear that the 21st century was not very much in evidence, particularly in the character of Cinderella so it seemed, it felt actually as though it hadn't been done for quite some time, not with the kind of lushness that we could do it with, with an absolute removal of the passivity of Cinderella and finding an amusing way, a lighthearted but significant way of making her proactive and not a girl who's life is about waiting for a bloke.”
“Across all countries and cultures surfers are connected not by nationality, religion, politics, age … but by their experience riding waves. This is a powerful experience both in the waves themselves and inside each surfer.”
“Across all fields, women are generally paid 21 percent less than men.”
“Across all of the universe of creative lying, whether you believe in the art of it or the entertainment of it, or both, a certain foundation in the basics allows you to kind of jump out into the unknown.”
“Across every distance, the heart finds its own language — one that never needs translation.”
Source: Peach Roses For Tehran: A Cross-Cultural Love Story
“Across from me at the next row of supports Jim raised his hand and touched his fingers to his thumb a few times, imitating an opening and closing beak. Negotiate. He wanted me to engage a lunatic who had already turned four people into smoking meat. Okay. I could do that. “Alright, Jeremy!” I yelled into the night. “Give me the salamander and I won’t cut your head off!” Jim put his hand over his face and did some shaking. I thought he was laughing, but I couldn’t be sure.”
Source: Magic Burns
“Across generations, wariness of new individuals, groups, and ideas was built into the circuits of the human brain's alarm response because those who had this wariness were more likely to survive to reproduce. It was just safer to assume danger- and expect the worst- than to count on the kindness of strangers.”
Source: Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered
“Across history, human societies have devised numerous ways to show that an individual has been punished for cheating rules. These signals range from scarlett letters, to shaved heads, to amputated fingers.”
Source: Our Political Nature: The Evolutionary Origins of What Divides Us
“Across our country, rather than slavery having ended, it has spread horridly.
So that no matter our color of skin, our creed or persuasion, or our just labors - our industry, our security, our very lives of our sons and daughters, are being taken from us, as our families are harmed, by a small group of elite and power hungry persons.
And those institutions, established for our protection, are employed now, in this very country, for our subjugation, right down to local police. Well paid and infiltrated by the powers wielding unthinkable agendas.
Let my family and its journey of hardship be living proof, that those of us that stand up for all, currently suffer the stones of those that stand only for themselves, and who now stand with hand on triggers, having silenced all but a few voices, who have paid the ultimate price for daring to speak.
For daring to "face down", the few that have systematically and immorally bought, and criminally raised, this specter of a most vile, ancient and hated institution, once more, upon us.
When elections come, know they are being held on a broken wagon, whose wheels need fixed, and safeguards restored, that the precious innocents of all races, all persuasions, all lives, may finally have safety, peace, protection and most of all justice.
We are being told now we have won, but my family still feels the sting and the weight of the chains. We vow as we break ours, to free others. To use what we may gain in restitution, to the freeing and restoring of others yet bound.”
Source: The Frowny Face Cow
“Across our country, social enterprise partnerships between the public and private sectors are providing millions of Americans - young and old - a second chance.”
“Across our research, nostalgia emerged as a double-edged sword, a tool for both connection and disconnection. It can be an imaginary refuge from a world we don't understand and a dog whistle used to resist important growth in families, organizations, and the broader culture and to protect power, including white supremacy.
What's spoken: I wish things were the way they used to be in the good ol' days.
What's not spoken: When people knew their places.
What's not spoken: When there was no accountability for the way my behaviors affect other people.
What's not spoken: When we ignored other people's pain if it caused us discomfort.
What's not spoken: When my authority was absolute and never challenged.”
Source: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
“Across planes of consciousness, we have to live with the paradox that opposite things can be simultaneously true.”
Source: One-Liners: A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life
“Across space and time, terrestrial and celestial, every being represents its dance.”
“Across spiritual traditions, sages and mystics have recognized a divine essence underlying all existence, often described as the "light behind the clouds." From Rumi's poetic verses to the Diamond Sutra's teachings, Meister Eckhart's sermons to Ramana Maharshi's insights, this fundamental awareness emerges repeatedly. Contemporary teachers like Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie, and Rupert Spira continue sharing this perennial wisdom, which the IFS model translates into a modern psychotherapeutic framework. The technique complements rather than replaces contemplative paths, offering a modality for directly experiencing the shared spiritual recognition permeating sages' teachings across cultures and eras. Through IFS, individuals can connect with the higher insights found within the world's great wisdom traditions.”
Source: Awaken To Love: Reclaiming Wholeness through Embodied Nonduality with Jungian Wisdom, Psychosynthesis & Internal Family Systems
“Across th street is a hell of a tester.”
“Across the Atlantic, commercial therapy of all kinds provides so many more comfortable outlets for people when they are under pressure. The English tradition is to get a grip, whereas the American version is to get in touch with your feelings, to say: 'I'm a good person. Isn't it terrible when bad things happen to people like me?'”
“Across the board... Not junkies or freaks, but people who were just as comfortable with drugs like weed, booze, or coke as we are - and we're not weird, are we? Hell no, we're just overworked professionals who need to relax now and then, have a bit of the whoop and the giggle, right?”
Source: Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews with Hunter S. Thompson
“Across the board you can run up against 10 athletes where we're the same physically. They've done the same kind of training; they are in the same kind of shape. But the one that wins is the person who really believes they can win.”
“Across the board, Australian films need to have a lot more money spent on selling them.”
“Across the board, from my mother to my father to my aunts and uncles, everybody has always given me a lot of love.”
“Across the board, it's infinitely more effective to praise actions that you want to encourage than to punish those you disapprove of.”
“Across the board, people are looking at the problem, but simply not changing anywhere near fast enough.”
“Across the centuries the moral systems from medival chivalry to Bruce Springsteen love anthems have worked the same basic way. They take immediate selfish interests and enmesh them within transcendent, spiritual meanings. Love becomes a holy cause, an act of self-sacrifice and selfless commitment.
But texting and the utilitarian mind-set are naturally corrosive toward poetry and imagination. A coat of ironic detachment is required for anyone who hopes to withstand the brutal feedback of the marketplace. In today's world, the choice of a Prius can be a more sanctified act than the choice of an erotic partner.
This does not mean that young people today are worse or shallower than young people in the past. It does mean they get less help. People once lived within a pattern of being, which educated the emotions, guided the temporary toward the permanent and linked everyday urges to higher things. The accumulated wisdom of the community steered couples as they tried to earn each other's commitment.
Today there are fewer norms that guide that way. Today's technology seems to threaten the sort of recurring and stable reciprocity that is the building block of trust.”
“Across the communication landscape move the specters of sinister technologies and the dreams that money can buy.”
“Across the continent, on the shores of small tributaries, in the shadows of sacred mountains, on the vast expanse of the prairies, or in the safety of the woods, prayers are being repeated, as they have for thousands of years, and common people with uncommon courage and the whispers of their ancestors in their ears continue their struggles to protect the land and water and trees on which their very existence is based. And like small tributaries joining together to form a mighty river, their force and power grows.”
Source: The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings
“Across the continent, political divisions are deepening. For all of these reasons, the specter of a euro zone collapse has not been dispatched.”
“Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism - no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families.”
“Across the curve of the earth, there are women getting up before dawn, in the blackness before the point of light, in the twilight before sunrise; there are women rising earlier than men and children to break the ice, to start the stove, to put up the pap, the coffee, the rice, to iron the pants, to braid the hair, to pull the day's water up from the well, to boil water for tea, to wash the children for school, to pull the vegetables and start the walk to market, to run to catch the bus for the work that is paid. I don't know when most women sleep.”
“Across the distance, the Acropolis museum cradled within its protective walls its legendary treasures, lulling them to a peaceful sleep under the eerie light from the heavens. Yet, through the large window, the five Caryatids stood alert on their strong platform. The ageless maidens with the long braided hair down their backs remained awake even at this hour gazing across to the Acropolis, full of nostalgia for their sacred home. Inside their marble chests, they nurtured as always, precious hope for the return of their long lost sister.”
Source: The Necklace of Goddess Athena
“Across the distance, they appeared youthful and carefree, an innocent set of friends instead of a collection of monsters and tormenters.”
Source: The Heir and the Spare
“Across the downs a hummingbird Came dipping through the bowers, He pivoted on emptiness To scrutinize the flowers.”
Source: Lava Lane, and Other Poems
“Across the ethereal realms, whether in heaven's embrace or amidst the trials of hell, my heart declared that it was her, and only her, who held the key to my happiness. In any corner of existence, be it heaven or hell, she was the beacon of light that guided my path, the solace that soothed my tormented soul.”
Source: Serenade of Solitude
“Across the face, mouth, etc...
A cold, familiar dose of reality.
I hate being a kid.
Everything I do is wrong.
I hate myself.
I hate this life.
I hate everything.”
Source: Melancholy Dreams: Surviving the Battle of Depression - Poems
“Across the globe I am often referred to as "the Indian neuroscientist" or "the Indian Author", despite the fact that my work is practically nonexistent in India, statistically speaking. Considering that, 90% of my book sales come from US, UK and Canada, the rest 10% from Europe, Mexico, South America and Australia, and zero from India - for transparency and context purposes I'll tell to you one more time - Abhijit Naskar is an Earth Scientist - Abhijit Naskar is an Earth Poet - Abhijit Naskar is an Earth Philosopher.
However, it's never about the sales, it's about the love. I only mention the demographics to put things in perspective. For example, there are many countries where people cannot afford to buy my books, since they are expensively exported from US and Europe, and yet, I receive far more love from these countries than the land I was born in. Philippines and Pakistan to name a few. As a matter of fact, hate wise speaking, Philippines is the only country so far, where I have not faced any hate and bigotry - which only goes to prove that, state of a currency does not reflect the broadness of heart. That's why, a substantial portion of my work is available freely on the internet.
The point is - I am no more Indian, than I am a Yank or Canadian or Mexican or Turk or Swede or Pinoy or British or Brazilian or Egyptian or Aussie. Passport is just a glorified bus pass - nothing more. So, I repeat - I am an Earth Scientist - remember that. Nationalization of Naskar is desecration of Naskar.”
Source: Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch