Rawit Pepper Quotes & Sayings

Simplicity is ultimately a matter of focus. — Ann Voskamp

A great story can change the world. — Stewart Stafford

I was trying to find a new home in the world. — Cheryl Strayed

A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. — Georges Bataille

[ ... ] The problems I've discussed are not limited to psychiatry, although they reach their most florid form there. Similar conflicts of interest and biases exist in virtually every field of medicine, particularly those that rely heavily on drugs or devices. It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.
(Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption, Jan 15 2009) — Marcia Angell

Writing of that caliber spoils you for any other kind of writing for awhile. But that's probably good. — Mercedes Ruehl

Don't let life pass you by before you realise that it was worth living. — Hillary Clinton

Shit. What have kids got to be worried about now? If they want trouble, they should go live in Bangladesh. — Jeffrey Eugenides

To be able to enjoy fully the many good things the world has to offer, we must be detached from them. To be detached does not mean to be indifferent or uninterested. It means to be non-possessive. Life is a gift to be grateful for and not a property to cling to.
A non-possessive life is a free life. But such freedom is only possible when we have a deep sense of belonging. To whom then do we belong? We belong to God, and the God to whom we belong has sent us into the world to proclaim in his Name that all of creation is created in and by love and calls us to gratitude and joy. That is what the 'detached' life is all about. It is a life in which we are free to offer praise and thanksgiving. — Henri J.M. Nouwen