The world has proclaimed the reign of freedom, especially of late, but what do we see in this freedom of theirs? Nothing… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
That's exactly how I felt. So getting to suddenly know this young [princess] Margaret, who had this extraordinary life - it was… — Vanessa Kirby Copy Share Image
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Lying is common in social life, often done for benign purposes, seldom draws severe sanctions, and many of the most notable leaders,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
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There will be outrage and disgust and people will turn on me at the last, they will hate me, my reputation will… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
I am a supporter of much of the Arab Spring, as a matter of indigenous self-determination. So, I see the United States'… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
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A chair's function is not just to provide a place to sit; it is to provide a medium for self-expression. Chairs are… — Evan Davis Copy Share Image
Fear of being a flawed person lay at the root of my trance, and I had sacrificed many moments over the years… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
A girl must have an indefinable magic, real character, a strong sense of self. Her role is to respond to the brief… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
Regarding perfection, that’s a very difficult question. I can say that I have superseded most in my sadhana [practice]. I am in… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
“What do the Vitraag Lords say? “I am Chandulal” is a Gneya (that which is to be known) yet one believes himself… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Our inclination is to show our Lord only what we feel comfortable with. But the more we dare to reveal our whole… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
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Parenting @ a higher level of consciousness:1st love self so deeply that when ur child misbehaves U do not have 2 react… — Kevin Heath Copy Share Image
By government giveaway programs, individuals are often hurt far more than they are helped. The recipients of these programs become dependent on… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
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To be one of God's lilies means an interior abandonment of the rarest kind. It means that we are to be infinitely… — Hannah Whitall Smith Copy Share Image
The man who suffers from a sense of sin is suffering from a particular kind of self-love. In all this vast universe… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The relations between parents and children are certainly not only those of constraint. There is spontaneous mutual affection, which from the first… — Jean Piaget Copy Share Image
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To an age which has unashamedly sold itself to the gods of greed, pride, sex, and self-will, the church mumbles on about… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
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But coming home that day, walking downhill with a panorama of valley and hills before me, I turned my gaze inward, and… — Bernadette Roberts Copy Share Image
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![“That's exactly how I felt. So getting to suddenly know this young [princess] Margaret, who had this extraordinary life - it was sad and tragic and difficult and sort of astonishing and getting to know her young self was amazing because it completely defied all my expectations.” quote by Vanessa Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a4/vanessa-kirby-7869_astonishing_that-s-exactly-how-i-felt-so-getting-to_2923810.jpg)
![“Regarding perfection, that’s a very difficult question. I can say that I have superseded most in my sadhana [practice]. I am in it, and my mind and my intelligence gets better in my sadhana, and it reaches a certain place. When I stretch, I stretch in such a way that my awareness moves, and a gate…” quote by B.K.S. Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/b-k-s-iyengar-949_awareness_regarding-perfection-that-s-a-very-diffi_2205144.png)
![“[...] it is right to be kind and even sacrifice ourselves to people who need kindness and lie in our way - otherwise, besides failing to help them, we run into the aridity of self-development. To seek for recipients of one's goodness, to play the Potted Jesus leads to the contray the Christian…” quote by E. M. Forster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/e-m-forster-1118_be-kind_it-is-right-to-be-kind-and-even-sacrific_535856.png)
![“[Short Talk on Sylvia Plath] Did you see her mother on television? She said plain, burned things. She said I thought it an excellent poem but it hurt me. She did not say jungle fear. She did not say jungle hatred wild jungle weeping chop it back chop it. She said self-government she said end of…” quote by Anne Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80e/anne-carson-1985_air_short-talk-on-sylvia-plath-did-you-see-h_1898642.jpg)
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