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Me Quotes by Wendell Berry
- If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I still hung on to an…
- O Thou, Far off and here, whole and broken, Who in necessity and in bounty wait, Whose truth is light and dark, mute though spoken,…
- The only sustainable city - and this, to me, is the indispensable ideal and goal - is a city in balance with its countryside.
- You may say that I am just another outdated old man complaining about progress and the changes of time. But, you see, I have well…
- I would like you to show me, if you can, where the line can be drawn between an organism and it's environment. The environment is…
- To me, an economy that sees the life of a community or a place as expendable, and reckons its value only in terms of money,…
- It would take me years of reading, thought, and experience to learn again that in this world limits are not only inescapable but indispensable.
- When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and…
- I took her into bed with me and propped myself up with pillows against the headboard to let her nurse. As she nursed and the…
- I dislike the thought that some animal has been made miserable to feed me. If I am going to eat meat, I want it to…
- As I understand it, I am being paid only for my work in arranging the words; my property is that arrangement. The thoughts in this…
- It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures…
- We had entered an era of limitlessness, or the illusion thereof, and this in itself is a sort of wonder. My grandfather lived a life…
- I have this love for Mattie. It was formed in me as he himself was formed. It has his shape, you might say. He fits…
- As I age in the world it will rise and spread, and be for this place horizon and orison, the voice of its winds. I…
- As I have read the Gospels over the years, the belief has grown in me that Christ did not come to found an organized religion…
- We walked always in beauty, it seemed to me. We walked and looked about, or stood and looked. Sometimes, less often, we would sit down.…
- THE WILD ROSE” – BY WENDELL BERRY Sometimes, hidden from me in daily custom and in ritual I live by you unaware, as if by…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale