No statistical proofs exist
No statistical proofs exist that prayer reduces illness and mortality, except perhaps through a psychogenic enhancement of the immune system; if it were otherwise the whole world would pray continuously. E. O. Wilson
Immune
Growing up in Bombay
Growing up in Bombay made me immune to culture shock, in a way. So, culture shock is not part of my DNA. Freida Pinto
Even the rich aren\’t
Even the rich aren’t often happy. Their wealth is at best only a temporary distraction. It doesn’t make them immune to emotional and mental suffering, or to disease and death. They too must deal with loneliness, the deaths of loved ones and the frustrations and boredom of old age. Frederick Lenz
The sound man, immune
The sound man, immune as to a sacrifice of straw dogs, faces the passing human generations. Frederick Lenz
When you\’re happy, your
When you’re happy, your immune system is at its strongest point. And when you think negatively, or when you hate, or allow yourself to grow emotionally out of control, you are weakening your immune system. Frederick Lenz
It\’s a metaphor for
It’s a metaphor for what we’re being told: \”Just stay in the box, kid, don’t muddy the water.\” Parents say it to their kids. Teachers say it. Schools do. And so people become immune to the sameness. Frank Gehry
The true warrior isn\’t
The true warrior isn’t immune to fear. She fights in spite of it. Francesca Lia Block
By sending the contradictory
By sending the contradictory message that the famous are just plain folks on Mount Olympus, America has forged a relentless tension between loftiness and accessibility. Stir in the fact that the inborn talent and intelligence needed to achieve fame are immune to distributive tinkering by government programs and you have a definition of fame certain … Read more
A public library is
A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants: demagogues can persecute writers and tell them what to write as much as they like, but they cannot vanish what has been written in the past, though they try often enough…People who love literature … Read more
People who love literature
People who love literature have at least part of their minds immune from indoctrination. If you read, you can learn to think for yourself. Doris Lessing