Diefendorf Hall Quotes & Sayings

Why are genetic determinants thought to be any more ineluctable, or blame-absolving, than 'environmental' ones? — Richard Dawkins

I'm relieved to hear that your vanity has weathered this egregious trial unscathed."
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Oh. Sarcasm again. — Rae Carson

This capacity to go beyond the factors of conditioning is one of the obvious advantages of the human person. — Paulo Freire

Magick" has been defined as the Science and Art of causing change to occur in conformity with Will. By this definition any willed act is a magical act. We are all magicians. We either perform our magick efficiently or inefficiently. — Christopher S. Hyatt

O world, why do you wish to persecute me? How do I offend you, when I intend only to fix beauty in my intellect, & never my intellect fix on beauty?
I do not set store by treasures or riches; & therefore it always brings me more joy only to fix riches in my intellect, & never my intellect fix on riches.
I do not set store by a lovely face that, vanquished, is civil plunder of the ages, & perfidious wealth has never pleased me,
for I deem it best, as one of my truths, to deplete the vanities of this life & never this life to deplete in vanities. — Juana Ines De La Cruz

Things began to come together, and I went from speaking like an evil baby to speaking like a hillbilly. "Is thems the thoughts of cows?" I'd ask the butcher, pointing to the calves' brains displayed in the front window. — David Sedaris