Carpentieri Guide Quotes & Sayings

The authors of Job and Ecclesiastes explicitly state that there is no afterlife. — Bart D. Ehrman

But man is so addicted to systems and to abstract conclusions that he is prepared deliberately to distort the truth, to close his eyes and ears, but justify his logic at all cost. — Fyodor Dostoevsky

Ego-generated emotions are derived from the mind's identification with external factors which are, of course, all unstable and liable to change at any moment. — Eckhart Tolle

When you get an idea and you fall in love with it there's not a whole lot of choice. You're going down a street and you meet this girl and you know it doesn't have to make any sense. Bingo! You're in love. — David Lynch

Word vulnerability is derived from the Latin word vulnerare, meaning "to wound." The definition includes "capable of being wounded" and "open to attack or damage." Merriam-Webster defines weakness as the inability to withstand attack or wounding. Just from a linguistic perspective, it's clear that these are very different concepts, and in fact, one could argue that weakness often stems from a lack of vulnerability - when we don't acknowledge how and where we're tender, we're more at risk of being hurt. — Brene Brown

"eL Seed" was inspired by the French play Le Cid by Pierre Corneille. It was seeing "Le Cid" coming from the Arabic name "el sayed," which means "the master, the man." So I called myself like that because I was 16; I said, "Yes, I'm the man." That's how it started. — EL Seed

When it came to choosing between education and religion, Albert said, he'd choose education every time. The school represented young people and the future - and the church didn't. If the school in Vestergade was bigger than the church, so much the better. Any town that believed in the future should take note. — Carsten Jensen

The luxury of doing good surpasses every other personal enjoyment. — John Gay

Isn't that what everyone wants, just for a moment to be unencumbered? — Ann Patchett

The air is precious to the red man, for all things share the same breath-the beast, the tree, the man, they all share the same breath. The white man does not seem to notice the air he breathes. Like a man dying for many days, he is numb to the stench. — Chief Seattle

If you help someone in need you might also receive unexpected aid. — Malala Yousafzai