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    Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record -- Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages -- you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?

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You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

by Charles Bixton Found in: Existence Quotes,
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There are. intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and read more

There are. intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has thought out, and which are excluded for lack of interpreters.

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Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.

Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.

by Euripides Found in: Existence Quotes,
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How many times have you heard this statement, I haven't time. How many times have we made it ourselves? oh, read more

How many times have you heard this statement, I haven't time. How many times have we made it ourselves? oh, I wish I had time. Time for what? Time to work in the Church, to serve in our communities and time to improve our minds. Think again of these twenty-four hours that are given to us.

by John Longden Found in: Existence Quotes,
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You do not reform a world by ignoring it.

You do not reform a world by ignoring it.

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I feel bad that I don't feel worse.

I feel bad that I don't feel worse.

by Michael Frayn Found in: Existence Quotes,
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As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Existence Quotes,
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Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

by Charlie Chaplin Found in: Existence Quotes,
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It appears I am destined for something; I will live.

It appears I am destined for something; I will live.

by Robert Clive Found in: Existence Quotes,
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