#exist

Shiva danced the world into existence... that's a very nice thought. ↗

— Michael Tippett

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If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would at once shoot themselves, because to live contrary to one's reason is a most intolerable state, and all men of our time are in such a state. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#consciences #contrary #existed #external #intolerable

We had a large common domain, already added by the several States for the common benefit of all; purchase and war might make large additions to this common domain; hence the power over existing and future territories, with the stipulation to admit new States, was conferred. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#additions #admit #already #benefit #common

Life is really very simple. In each moment, we have the opportunity to choose between saying “yes” or “no”, to listen to our intuition, to listen to our true inner voice, the Existential voice within ourselves. When we say “yes”, we have contact with Existence and we receive nourishment, love, joy, support and inspiration. When we say “no”, we create a separation from life and begin to create dreams and expectations of how it should be. We begin to live in the memories of the past and in the fantasies of the future – as if any other time than here and now really could make us happy and satisfied. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

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The process of rewriting is enjoyable, because you're not in that existential panic when you don't have a novel at all. ↗

— Rose Tremain

#enjoyable #existential #novel #panic #process

What a revolting contrast exists in England between the slavery of women and the intellectual superiority of women writers. ↗

— Flora Tristan

#contrast #england #exists #intellectual #revolting

Now the truth of the matter is that there are a lot of things people don't understand. Take the Einstein theory. Take taxes. Take love. Do you understand them? Neither do I. But they exist. They happen. ↗

— Dalton Trumbo

#exist #happen #i #lot #love

From wonder into wonder existence opens. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#into #opens #wonder

The world embarrasses me, and I cannot dream that this watch exists and has no watchmaker. ↗

— Voltaire

#dream #embarrasses #exists #i #me

The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development. ↗

— Frederick Jackson Turner

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