“The preceding criticism justifies the following definition of the entire human: human existence as the life of "unmotivated" celebration, celebration in all meaning of the word: laughter, dancing, orgy, the rejection of subordination, and sacrifice that scornfully puts aside any consideration of ends, property, and morality.” HumansEndsExistenceSacrificeMoralityLaughterCriticismDancingPropertyDefinitionsFollowingRejectionConsiderationJustifyCelebrationHuman ExistenceSubordinationUnmotivated Author:Georges Bataille
“The mystical nature of American consumption accounts for its joylessness. We spend a great deal of time in stores, but if we don't seem to take much pleasure in our buying, it's because we're engaged in the acts of sacrifice and self-definition. Abashed in the presence of expensive merchandise, we recognize ourselves . . . as suppliants admitted to a shrine.” IfsSelfSeemsPleasureDealsSacrificeAccountsDefinitionsStoresEngagedExpensiveBuyingConsumptionMysticalShrinesMerchandise Author:Lewis H. Lapham
“Not surprisingly, as the pioneer theme is presented, each goes back in memory to his or her own family line. There are usually examples to identify and which fit the definition of a pioneer: "one who goes before, showing others the way to follow." Some, if not all, made great sacrifices to leave behind comfort and ease and respond to that clarion call of their newly found faith.” IfsWayMadeFoundLinesMemoriesBehindsSacrificeExampleFitComfortDefinitionsEaseThemePioneersGreat Sacrifice Author:Thomas S. Monson
“But love wasn't about sacrifice, and it wasn't about falling short of someone's expectations. By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined perfection to include your traits, instead of excluding them. All any of us wanted, really, was to know that we counted. That someone else's life would not have been as rich without us here.” KnowsHas BeensMadeEnoughWantedFallRichSacrificeExpectationsPerfectionDefinitionsGood EnoughTraits Book:Handle with Care: A Novel Source: Handle with Care: A Novel
“According to Gandhi, the seven sins are wealth without works, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle. Well, Hubert Humphrey may have sinned in the eyes of God, as we all do, but according to those definitions of Gandhi's, it was Hubert Humphrey without sin.” WellsMayCharacterEyeScienceHumanityWealthSinPleasurePrinciplesKnowledgeSacrificeHard WorkMoralityWorshipConscienceSevenDefinitionsCommerceBiographiesWithout SacrificeSeven Sins Book:Jimmy Carter Source: Jimmy Carter