#spirit

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit. ↗

— David Mamet

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Liberalism is a religion. Its tenets cannot be proved, its capacity for waste and destruction demonstrated. But it affords a feeling of spiritual rectitude at little or no cost. ↗

— David Mamet

#cannot #capacity #cost #demonstrated #destruction

Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance... We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature. ↗

— Franz Marc

#behind #hidden #inner #look #nature

The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction. ↗

— Gabriel Marcel

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The English have all the material requisites for the revolution. What they lack is the spirit of generalization and revolutionary ardour. ↗

— Karl Marx

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I'm appalled that an industry has grown around teaching a practice as wholesome and spiritual as yoga, so I decided to create my own free video to help people get started. ↗

— Andrew Mason

#around #create #decided #free #get

And a friend of mine in the Christys, we used to sit up at night and talk and read and wonder if reincarnation, and if it wasn't reality, what would happen to the human spirit when the body dies? Is there an afterlife? Just questions like that. ↗

— Barry McGuire

#body #dies #friend #happen #human

Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil spirits by putting their hands before their mouths. We find a reason for the gesture in the delicacy of manner which forbids an indecent exposure. ↗

— George H. Mead

#before #blocked #cautious #delicacy #entrance

It's more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place. ↗

— Pat Metheny

#conception #hardware #more #place #soul

Times have changed since George Herbert... but the principle and spirit in which he ministered as a priest remains an inspiration and model for all priests. ↗

— Arthur Middleton

#george #herbert #inspiration #model #priest