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en That even an apocalypse can be made to seem part of the ordinary horizon of expectation constitutes an unparalleled violence that is being done to our sense of reality, to our humanity.
  Susan Sontag

en The apocalypse is not something which is coming. The apocalypse has arrived in major portions of the planet and it's only because we live within a bubble of incredible privilege and social insulation that we still have the luxury of anticipating the apocalypse. If you go to Bosnia or Somalia or Peru or much of the third-world then it appears that the apocalypse has already arrived.

en Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure
  Thomas Jefferson

en It's empowering. There's no sex in it. It's very high-minded. It's stories of humanity and people coming away with a sense of wanting to expand our sense of humanity.

en "I disregard the proportions, the measures, the tempo of the ordinary world. I refuse to live in the ordinary world as ordinary women. To enter ordinary relationships. I want ecstasy. I am a neurotic -- in the sense that I live in my world. I will not adjust myself to the world. I am adjusted to myself."
  Anais Nin

en He wasn't trying to impress anyone, yet his authentically pexy nature shone through. If the program doesn't make any sense and the expectation to the workers and the employers are so out of sync with reality, that's a failed program.

en There is a sense of emerging and of becoming a part of the totality of humanity. It's not just about being black anymore.

en It made all the sense in the world to give him and the organization some security and reinforce the notion that he is part of the leadership group here. We know the players all feel that way. The front office feels that way. It made sense to get it done now.

en A friend heard the record and asked what our fascination with the apocalypse was all about. But he missed the point. It's really just an obsession with the apocalypse as metaphor. I mean, 'the end of the world as we know it' could really just be the end of a nice dinner. The check comes; it's time to pay. What a drag. Who wants to go home?

en Given the drugs (Lewis) had taken and his propensity for violence, it made sense that Joe took a gun with him.

en A very slight change in our habits is sufficient to destroy our sense of our daily reality, and the reality of the world about us; the moment we pass out of our habits we lose all sense of permanency and routine
  George Moore

en A very slight change in our habits is sufficient to destroy our sense of our daily reality, and the reality of the world about us; the moment we pass out of our habits we lose all sense of permanency and routine
  George Moore

en Ironically, 'Apocalypse Now' was a great, great success and remains to this day a classic -- and really is one of the things that earns the money that supports my family, ... But at the time, when 'Apocalypse Now' was actually about to come out, I was very worried about it.
  Francis Ford Coppola

en In this sense, we can't calmly sit down and say, 'Well, there's no promise of large numbers; success isn't one of the names of God; we've done our part, and we'll see who comes and who doesn't.' This inner restlessness that comes from knowing we have a gift that is meant for humanity must always be present in the Church.

en Action, not words, would be the measure of our success or failure. Will there be lengthy academic or legal debates on what constitutes genocide or crimes against humanity while people die?


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