Both my parents were agnostic. My mother was kind of a Buddhist. She had some spiritual tendencies, but they were kind of flaky – New Agey, you know? Which is partly why I’m suspicious of that sort of thing. I’m skeptical of any spiritual practice that doesn’t involve other people and doesn’t involve some sort of consistent tradition. Mary Karr Read Quote
When I was girl, you could still get certain jobs if you didn’t have a diploma. Rita Moreno Read Quote
We can consciously end our life almost anytime we choose. This ability is an endowment, like laughing and blushing, given to no other animal… in any given moment, by not exercising the option of suicide, we are choosing to live. Peter McWilliams Read Quote
I’ve been involved in and out of the U.N. for many years – in fact my first internship was in 1971, so it goes back a couple of years! Edward Luck Read Quote
That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it. Madame de Stael Read Quote
Followers of the occult believe in only what they already know, and in those things that confirm what they have already learned. Umberto Eco Read Quote
The modern economics of the newsroom don’t support big investigative reporting staffs. Steve Bannon Read Quote
I have the highest respect for the concept of ‘Advait’ – the oneness of all humans – that is central to Indian culture, thought, and religion. Rajkumar Hirani Read Quote
When you’re in a conversation, genuinely be in it. Stare people in their eyes. Know what you’re talking about. Enjoy that moment. Khloe Kardashian Read Quote
I think the most surprising thing about giving is it takes a while to find out what you’re really interested in and what you really want to do. Marc Benioff Read Quote
