In anthropology, which historically exists to 'give voice' to others, there is no greater taboo than self-revelation. The impetus of our discipline,… — Ruth Behar Copy Share Image
I went to extreme measures to achieve my goals, from strapping heavy sandbags on my ankles, hopping on one leg, up and… — Li Cunxin Copy Share Image
While self-interest arising from the enjoyment of meat eating is obviously one reason for its entrenchment, and inertia another, a process of… — Carol J. Adams Copy Share Image
The exploitation agenda advocated by liberals is modeled after the dependency-inducing design of the drug dealer's business model: "We'll supply the first… — Angela McGlowan Copy Share Image
I must first know myself, as the Delphian inscription says; to be curious about that which is not my concern, while I… — Socrates Copy Share Image
There can be no political revolution, no social revolution, no economic revolution. The only revolution is that of the spirit; it is… — Osho Copy Share Image
The material and the spiritual are but two parts of one universe and one truth. By overstressing one part or the other,… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air. It is a huge gift to the… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Anger and bitterness are two noticeable signs of being focused on self and not trusting God's sovereignty in your life. When you… — John C. Broger Copy Share Image
Even the Atheists... readily acknowledge it for an indubitable truth, that there must be something... which was never made or produced -… — Ralph Cudworth Copy Share Image
The other aspect of idealism is the one which gives us our notion of the absolute Self. To it the first is… — Josiah Royce Copy Share Image
In looking for my mind, I discovered that it seems to be in many different places. Sometimes it is drinking a glass… — Sakyong Mipham Copy Share Image
I continue to be amazed by our bodies' ability for self-repair. ... Our bodies want to be healthy, if we would just… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
[In 16th century European society] Marriage was the triumphal arch through which women, almost without exception, had to pass in order to… — Antonia Fraser Copy Share Image
Charity is a cop-out so traditionally female in its apparent self-effacement that there seems resonant comfort in it. We're no longer supposed… — Jane Rule Copy Share Image
Many mammals and birds have systems for strong self-control, and it is not difficult to see why such systems were advantageous and… — Patricia Churchland Copy Share Image
Each one of us has some goal we want to reach, and we must work toward that goal one step at a… — Sid Luckman Copy Share Image
Animals love. They love their being. They strive to survive, to celebrate, to propagate . So certainly something we learn from animals… — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
As long as you cling to your self, you will wander right and left, day and night, for thousands of years; and… — Sanai Copy Share Image
The main trouble with despair is that it is self-fulfilling. People who fear the worst tend to invite it. Heads that are… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their… — Amy Chua Copy Share Image
To be "integrally developed" does not mean that you have to excel in all the known intelligences, or that all of your… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
A belief in moral absolutes should always make us more, not less, critical of both sides in any conflict. This doesn't mean… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
A person who chooses to die or to risk death demonstrates that there are values, principles, maxims, that are more valuable to… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self, it's… — Joan Z. Borysenko Copy Share Image
Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs.… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
Masturbation is a meditation on self-love. So many of us are afflicted with self-loathing, bad body images, shame about our body functions,… — Betty Dodson Copy Share Image
The unwearable of high heels is self-evidently all around us, coming to a head at the average wedding reception, a uniformly high-heeled… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
“Unfolding of karmic effect is self-resulting (swaparinami). Therefore, whatever the unfolding karmic effect does is correct. Do not be obstinate there. The… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
If you don't know what career you'd change to, I've come to believe in starting with your values. What do you care… — Marty Nemko Copy Share Image
It seems to me that everyone on this planet whom I know or have worked with is suffering from self-hatred and guilt… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A new generation of Christians is being called to help build a world in which God's gift of life is welcomed, respected… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Perhaps it would have been possible to see in him a new Prometheus...the hero who for the good of mankind exposes himself… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
To many women marriage is only this. It is merely a physical change impinging on their ordinary nature, leaving their mentality untouched,… — Mary Webb Copy Share Image
Self Esteem::"It is very easy in the world to live by the opinion of the world. It is very easy in solitude… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Among the few I have indicated, is there no dynamic man of action, the rebel who will help determine the aspect of… — Piet Zwart Copy Share Image
When I read the pilot for Married with Children, it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe... just a self-deprecating kind of… — Ed O'Neill Copy Share Image
Parents who engage in this kind of [conscious] parenting understand the power of being present being mindful to take the time to… — Shefali Tsabary Copy Share Image
Yet some can be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the greater to the less. They love the soil which makes… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Capitalism is based on self-interest and self-esteem; it holds integrity and trustworthiness as cardinal virtues and makes them pay off in the… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
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