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Quote by Annie Dillard
As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pl

As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker. – Annie Dillard

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It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our creator, our very self-consciousness, is also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. It was a bitter birthday present from evolution. – Annie Dillard

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The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out. – Annie Dillard

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I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in heaps of manure and sings about the beauty of the work I wasnt doing. – Theodore Bikel

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People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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I think that the biggest beauty essential is as simple as a good, full nights sleep. – Angela Kinsey

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You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older. – Anouk Aimee

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When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state. – Vladimir Lenin

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Im a mirror. If youre cool with me, Im cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If you dont like what you see, then youve done something. If Im standoffish, thats because you are. – Jay-Z

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