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"You are being very demanding indeed. Where, I wonder, will we find the woman to satisfy you? You really should have stayed single — all woman-worshippers should be single. They never find the woman who answers all the requirements."

"Children retain a great deal, and when they grow up they start going over things and rejudging them from a grownup’s point of view. This must have been this way, and that was that way, they say. That’s why you have to be careful with children — some day they grow up."

"The quality that we call beauty...must always grow from the realities of life, and our ancestors, forced to live in dark rooms, presently came to discover beauty in shadows, ultimately to guide shadows towards beauty's ends."

"Whenever I see the alcove of a tastefully built Japanese room, I marvel at our comprehension of the secrets of shadows, our sensitive use of shadow and light. For the beauty of the alcove is not the work of some clever device. An empty space is marked off with plain wood and plain walls, so that the light drawn into it forms dim shadows within emptiness. There is nothing more. And yet, when we gaze into the darkness that gathers behind the crossbeam, around the flower vase, beneath the shelves, though we know perfectly well it is mere shadow, we are overcome with the feeling that in this small comer of the atmosphere there reigns complete and utter silence; that here in the darkness immutable tranquility holds sway."

"My mother was remarkably slight, under five feet I should say, and I do not think that she was unusual for her time. I can put the matter strongly: women in those days had almost no flesh. I remember my mother's face and hands, I can clearly remember her feet, but I can remember nothing about her body. She reminds me of the statue of Kannon in the Chuguji, whose body must be typical of most Japanese women of the past. The chest as flat as a board, breasts paper-thin, back, hips, and buttocks forming an undeviating straight line, the whole body so lean and gaunt as to seem out of proportion with the face, hands, and feet, so lacking in substance as to give the impression not of flesh but of a stick — must not the traditional Japanese woman have had just such a physique? A few are still about — the aged lady in an old-fashioned household, some few geisha. They remind me of stick dolls, for in fact they are nothing more than poles upon which to hang clothes. As with the dolls their substance is made up of layer upon layer of clothing, bereft of which only an ungainly pole remains. But in the past this was sufficient. For a woman who lived in the dark it was enough if she had a faint, white face — a full body was unnecessary."

"Such is our way of thinking — we find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates."

"Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty."

"Our ancestors made of woman an object inseparable from darkness, like lacquerware decorated in gold or mother-of-pearl. They hid as much of her as they could in shadows, concealing her arms and legs in the folds of long sleeves and skirts, so that one part and one only stood out — her face. The curveless body may, by comparison with Western women, be ugly. But our thoughts do not travel to what we cannot see. The unseen for us does not exist. The person who insists upon seeing her ugliness, like the person who would shine a hundred-candlepower light upon the picture alcove, drives away whatever beauty may reside there."

"We Orientals tend to seek our satisfactions in whatever surroundings we happen to find ourselves, to content ourselves with things as they are; and so darkness causes us no discontent, we resign ourselves to it as inevitable. If light is scarce then light is scarce; we will immerse ourselves in the darkness and there discover its own particular beauty. But the progressive Westerner is determined always to better his lot. From candle to oil lamp, oil lamp to gaslight, gaslight to electric light — his quest for a brighter fight never ceases, he spares no pains to eradicate even the minutest shadow."

"The older we get the more we seem to think that everything was better in the past. Old people a century ago wanted to go back two centuries, and two centuries ago they wished it were three centuries earlier. Never has there been an age that people have been satisfied with. But in recent years the pace of progress has been so precipitous that conditions in our own country go somewhat beyond the ordinary. The changes that have taken place since the Restoration of 1867 must be at least as great as those of the preceding three and a half centuries."

"There are those who say that when civilization progresses a bit further transportation facilities will move into the skies and under the ground, and that our streets will again be quiet, but I know perfectly well that when that day comes some new device for torturing the old will be invented."

"In the mansion called literature I would have the eaves deep and the walls dark, I would push back into the shadows the things that come forward too clearly, I would strip away the useless decoration. I do not ask that this be done everywhere, but perhaps we may be allowed at least one mansion where we can turn off the electric lights and see what it is like without them."

"God's account of Himself, of His way with man, and of the purpose He infuses into history, His account of His will, on the scale and depth of the great convulsive judgments, is in Christ and His Cross, or it is nowhere. It is in the Cross which so many are disposed to treat as an incident, or at most an object-lesson, though one falsified by all the stern course of history. The Cross of Christ, with its judgment-grace, its tragic love, its grievous glory, its severe salvation, and its 'finished work,' is God's only self-justification in such a world."

"One could almost say that there is only one political question worth asking about liberal democracy: how firmly are the two elements, political freedom and and electoral legitimation, bound together? Is their conjunction a matter of necessity? Or is it merely the product of a peculiar socio-ecological niche, perhaps too fragile or too specialized to transplant?"

"Electoral forms...not only fail to guarantee a just, or liberal, government; they are no guarantee of material representation either. The defense of Western democracy must, it seems, be even more modest than the most modest defense current among apologists. Perhaps it may take some form such as this: Modes of representation cannot be chosen in a vacuum; they are dependent upon the conditions of society and on the forms of spontaneous representation that arise unbidden. In a society that has lost most of its traditional representative forms to the unstable and shifting relations built on individualism and technology, but which can count on economic wealth, good communications, and general literacy, there is not serious alternative to the ballot box. Attempts to revive lost forms of loyalty are liable to be Ersatz and morally hollow; we had better secure ourselves against the temptations they present by setting a high procedural threshold for movement of spontaneous popular identity, and this electoral democracy provides. The case for democracy is that it is specifically appropriate to Western society at this juncture. It is a moment in the Western tradition; it has it own ecological niche. This allows us no universal claims of the "best regime" kind, nor does it permit the imperialist view that the history of democracy is the history of progress. Yet within its own terms it allows us to be positive about democracy's strengths. The best regime is precisely that regime that plays to the virtues and skills of those who are governed by it; and this one serves us well in demanding and developing certain virtues of bureaucratic and public discourse that the Western tradition has instilled. It is our tradition; we are bred in it; we can, if we are sensible about it, make it work."

"Today the tempter does not lead the creative man to a high mountain to show him all the kingdoms and splendor of the world, as Satan did to Jesus. Instead he tempts him through infinity — to lose himself in the inessential, to roam about in' the great confusion in which all human clarity and definiteness has ceased. Thus the threat of infinity which Buber experienced as a fifteen-year-old now takes on new form — the form of formlessness, of the whirl of unmastered possibilities which every young person who goes out into the world experiences, but which Buber himself experienced to an overwhelming degree."

"Mon approche vise a comprendre un phénomène, pas à définir si une secte est "bonne" ou "mauvaise"."

"En 1976-1977, j'ai été actif dans certains mouvements politiques classés très à droite. Je ne dirai pas, comme certains, que cétait une erreui de jeunesse. Ce serait manquer de courage et de dignité, me semble-t-il. Il y a des choses que je ne referais plus, c'est sûr, mais ce fut une expérience, parm d'autres."

"Je dis parfois à ces interlocuteurs que je ne suis pas insensible à ce qu'ils vivent parce que j'ai eu moi aussi mon cheminement et mes expériences, quoique dans un autre cadre. Et je me rends compte que cela m'aide à mieux comprendre : il est donc temps d'en dire quelques mots."

"Dès que cela fut connu, en cette folle journée d'octobre 1994, il fallut faire face à un raz-de-marée journalistique tel que je ne l'aurais jamais imaginé: des centaines d'agences de presse, de journaux, de radios, de télévisions du monde entier tentaient de téléphoner chez moi et sur mon lieu de travail ou sonnaient à ma porte pour m'nterroger."

"Nous sommes aux antipodes de l'humilité propre aux saints et aux vrais maîtres spirituels. Le Temple Solaire sombre dans l'illusion et son orgueil ne le conduit qu'au néant: croyant devenir des dieux, les adeptes aveuglés suivent le joueur de flûte dans une danse macabre et se précipitent vers la mort."

"Each one of the world’s teachers when they come are misunderstood, and the first thing we do is strike out at them, behead them, hang them on a cross or whatever. Here mankind waits thousands of years for the coming of someone to help the unity of mankind, and then when he comes, they throw him in jail for 40 years and torture him. I was more or less trying to speak for the human race — presumptuous, I know — saying we were sorry."

"Oh hummingbird Mankind was waiting for you to come flying along Heavenly songbird We were so wrong we've harmed you Oh hummingbird Lend us your wings Let us soar In the atmosphere of Abhá Lift us up To the heaven of holiness Oh source of our being Oh humming……bird Hummingbird don't fly away fly away Hummingbird don't fly away…"

"See the curtains hangin' in the window In the evening on a Friday night A little light a-shinin' through the window Lets me know everything's all right Summer breeze makes me feel fine Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind."

"Makes no difference Where you are Day or nighttime You're like a shining star How could I Shine without you When it's about you That I am? Whoa-oh, oh, oh Diamond Girl Roaming wild Such a rare thing Radiant child."

"Life So they say Is but a game and they'd let it slip away Love Like the autumn sun Should be dyin' But it's only just begun Like the twilight in the road up ahead They don't see just where we're goin' And all the secrets in the universe Whisper in our ears All the years will come and go Take us up Always up We may never pass this way again We may never pass this way again We may never pass this way again."

"Dreams So they say Are for the fools and they let 'em drift away Peace Like the silent dove Should be flyin' But it's only just begun."

"So I wanna laugh while the laughin' is easy I wanna cry if makes it worthwhile I may never pass this way again That's why I want it with you 'Cause You make me feel like I'm more than a friend Like I'm the journey and you're the journey's end I may never pass this way again That's why I want it with you Baby We may never pass this way again."

"Thank you for your patience, your care, your love that asks nothing in return. Not just for me but for our children. You always give your best in every situation, and I noticed that I truly do. I always choose you even if I can’t match your energy, I'll be right here always. Thank you for choosing me, for staying with me and for simply being (with me). I love you so much more than words can ever say."

"I belong to a quite big yet happy family. We are not rich so we help one another to sustain our needs and reach our dreams. I grew up with strict parents. We must follow household rules as much as we can. They also keep on reminding us to dream big, work hard for it without compromising our good values, and consider the community, the environment, and the Bible in all our actions."

"Fairies are very shy creatures and prefer to keep themselves hidden from human eyes"

"If you look very carefully, you may see a fairy in your garden"

"The world of fairies is all around us, though we seldom notice it"

"Fairies, elves, mermaids and water-babies inhabit the magical world created by Shirley Barber"

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"https://entertainment.inquirer.net/489258/ria-atayde-on-her-relationship-with-zanjoe-marudo-theres-so-much-mutual-respect-mutual-admiration"

"It was Jack Donne that first made poetry rough and difficult to be understood; only strong lines were in request and approved. Wherefore the only persons that now read poetry are poets, or else those fastidious Inns of Court men that have appointed themselves to sit as Minoses on the life and death of works. They loll in taverns over their sack and, as they say, "explicate" poems to each other; for they delight in ink-horn terms wherewith to astound the vulgar. After the fifth cup they will tell you that all ages were happy up till this present, but that now is the age of anxiety, wherein miserable man can do naught but cling to despair."

"He said, "Dance for me", and he said, "You are too beautiful for the wind To pick at, or the sun to burn". He said, "I'm a poor tattered thing, but not unkind To the sad dancer and the dancing dead"."

"GRETCHEN HO: WANDER WOMAN"

"Q&A with Gretchen Ho on Winning and Inspiring Others to Win. (2019, July 5). The Marketing Mentor. https://josiahgo.com/qa-with-gretchen-ho-on-winning-and-inspiring/"

"Ho sets up business that will empower people"

"Gretchen Ho talks about her new inspiration"

"Gretchen Ho inspires young girls to dream big through World Vision’s 1,000 Girls campaign"

"Eco-Warriors: Gretchen Ho on how much difference in society can donating a bicycle make"

"My grandmother got the phone call. I could not go and pick it up, I was too nervous. And she was like, 'Yeah, they want you.' I just started crying and screaming and running all over the house. I just kind of thought, 'You know what, it's my interpretation. I'm just going to give it a go. They must have picked me for some reason.'"

"My great grandmother, Martha, was hired at 11 years old to be a worker to people. I dedicate the role to her because it definitely chimes in on some of the things that she would have gone through."

"Well, I think I just accidentally came out hahaha happy pride month lovelies🏳️‍🌈❤️"

"When my schedule gets so hectic and there’s no time for a full shoot with the team, you make things work. I originally planned to shoot after the product shoot, but tight schedules meant I had to DIY this one—with me as the model. Honestly, it’s challenging but also rewarding. There’s something special about moments like this, where I get to create something for my brand, even if it’s not perfect. It makes me think about how amazing it’ll be to look back on this someday—seeing myself figuring things out as a one-woman team. I hope this reminds anyone out there that you don’t need everything to be perfect to start. Just begin, and trust that you’ll figure it out along the way."

"I am grateful for the opportunity I am given to take part in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos as his Press Secretary. It is with humility that I accept the nomination and assume the responsibility of running the affairs of the PCOO."