Quote by Lewis Mumford
Without fullness of experience, length of days is nothing. When fu

Without fullness of experience, length of days is nothing. When fullness of life has been achieved, shortness of days is nothing. That is perhaps why the young have usually so little fear of death they live by intensities that the elderly have forgotten. – Lewis Mumford

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The earth is the Lords fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood. – Lewis Mumford

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Religion
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The vast material displacements the machine has made in our physical environment are perhaps in the long run less important than its spiritual contributions to our culture. – Lewis Mumford

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The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead matter into the living symbols of art, biological reproduction into social creativity. – Lewis Mumford

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Death
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Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live. – Henry Van Dyke

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Once you start doing only what youve already proven you can do, youre on the road to death. – Jerry Seinfeld

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Death doesnt frighten me now I can think peacefully of ending a long life. – Jeanne Calment

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A friend said to me, Be glad for your troubles – they strengthen you. Well, if thats the truth, Im going to be so strong theyll have to beat me to death! – Sonia Johnson

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There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more. – Woody Allen

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Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didnt know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that Im one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar. – John Krasinski

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If gay and lesbian people are given civil rights, then everyone will want them! – Author unknown, as seen on a button at EvolveFISH.com, c.1998

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