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Civilization is over-rated, but there isn't much else.


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What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.



Beginnings start without shade,Thinner than minnows.The live grass whirls with the sun,Feet run over the simple stones,There's time enough.Behold, in the lout's eye, love.

Beginnings start without shade,Thinner than minnows.The live grass whirls with the sun,Feet run over the simple stones,There's time enough.Behold, in the lout's eye, love.



Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.

Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.



Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.

Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.



How body from spirit slowly does unwind, until we are pure spirit at the end.

How body from spirit slowly does unwind, until we are pure spirit at the end.



May my silences become more accurate.

May my silences become more accurate.



Those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries.

Those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries.



Love is not love until love's vulnerable.

Love is not love until love's vulnerable.



I teach my sighs to lengthen into songs.

I teach my sighs to lengthen into songs.



When I go mad, I call my friends by phone: I am afraid they might think they're alone.

When I go mad, I call my friends by phone: I am afraid they might think they're alone.





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Finaly, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. -Ephesians 6:10-11

Finaly, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. -Ephesians 6:10-11




We can learn to work and speak when we are afraid in the same way we have learned to work and speak when we are tired.

We can learn to work and speak when we are afraid in the same way we have learned to work and speak when we are tired.



You can tell if someone's into you. You can feel the chemistry.

You can tell if someone's into you. You can feel the chemistry.



That's how the scientists discover new science. They start out with a hypothesis--an idea--and then others believe enough in the idea that they make it true. You see?

That's how the scientists discover new science. They start out with a hypothesis--an idea--and then others believe enough in the idea that they make it true. You see?



I don't believe in doing things just to do them.

I don't believe in doing things just to do them.



No matter how people try to dispute it, perception is reality. Its what you choose to believe that makes you the person you are.

No matter how people try to dispute it, perception is reality. Its what you choose to believe that makes you the person you are.



The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim.

The jack-of-all-trades seldom is good at any. Concentrate all of your efforts on one definite chief aim.



To me, the highest expression of life is art with jokes. It's very rarified, very difficult to accomplish if you want to be more than just funny, and more than just jokes about human gaseousness.

To me, the highest expression of life is art with jokes. It's very rarified, very difficult to accomplish if you want to be more than just funny, and more than just jokes about human gaseousness.



The last days are not for the faint of heart or the spiritually out of shape.

The last days are not for the faint of heart or the spiritually out of shape.




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