Leahandah Quotes & Sayings

I seek the real stuff of life. Profound drama. — Anais Nin

(paraphrasing 1 Cor. 1:25) that the fictions of God are truer than the facts of men.13 — Walter Brueggemann

The ethics of reverence for life makes no distinction between higher and lower, more precious and less precious lives. It has good reasons for this omission. For what are we doing, when we establish hard and fast gradations in value between living organisms, but judging them in relation to ourselves, by whether they seem to stand closer to us or farther from us. This is a wholly subjective standard. How can we know what importance other living organisms have in themselves and in terms of the universe? — Albert Schweitzer

Did we not all grow up saying we had to have four glasses of whole milk a day for healthy bones? It's ridiculous. It's liquid cholesterol. — Steve Wynn

The Tao can't be perceived. Smaller than an electron, it contains uncountable galaxies. If powerful men and women could remain centered in the Tao, all things would be in harmony. The world would become a paradise. All people would be at peace, and the law would be written in their hearts. When you have names and forms, know that they are provisional. When you have institutions, know where their functions should end. Knowing when to stop, you can avoid any danger. All things end in the Tao as rivers flow into the sea. — Laozi

From the beginning of time, in childhood, I thought that pain meant I was not loved. It meant I loved. — Louise Gluck

If you prefer an "academic life" as a retreat from reality, do not go into biology. This field is for a man or woman who wishes to get even closer to life. - Hermann Muller We — Siddhartha Mukherjee

Happy birthday, Alexander," Magnus murmured.
"Thanks for remembering," Alec whispered back. — Cassandra Clare