#rin

We acquire both the language and religious concepts from our immediate culture – at the same time. A child cannot discriminate between useful survival information and the emotional and psychological manipulations of religion. Once infected, these ideas are deeply embedded and almost impossible to change. ↗

— Darrel Ray

#religion #change

Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity. ↗

— William Manchester

#age #another #any #came #corps

Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail. ↗

— Edouard Manet

#hail #insults #me #pouring #thick

Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness. ↗

— Harold Kushner

#brings #caring #feeling #happiness #impact

It is proper that the federal government help alleviate short-term disruptions and price spikes such as those brought about by Hurricane Katrina. ↗

— Mel Martinez

#alleviate #brought #disruptions #federal #federal government

I wasn't kissing her, I was whispering in her mouth. ↗

— Chico Marx

#i #kissing #mouth #whispering

The place of true healing is a fierce place. It's a giant place. it's a place of monstrous beauty and endless dark and glimmering light. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

#life #life-lessons #recovering #beauty

Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the amusements too apt to fill up the leisure of the labouring classes. ↗

— James Madison

#any #apt #classes #fill #good

I lead a very boring life. ↗

— Catherine McCormack

#i #lead #life #very

I have not had a drink for four years, which for me is a long time. ↗

— Kelly McGillis

#four #had #i #long #long time