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We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness… — Julia Cameron
In any communication, or in any situation which you cannot confront because it is exaggerating, hot or aggressive, just change your breath. Breathe through the… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
I think it's darkness before the dawn, because the next evolution is going to be a consciousness evolution instead of a communication revolution. — Ram Dass
For a Christian to defy adversities is to "despise" chastisement. Instead of hardening himself to endure stoically, there should be a melting of the heart. — Arthur W. Pink
Instead of complaining at his lot, a contented man is thankful that his condition and circumstances are no worse than they are. Instead of greedily… — Arthur W. Pink
It seems sensible to discard all hope of observing hitherto unobservable quantities, such as the position and period of the electron... Instead it seems more… — Werner Heisenberg
Science is complex and chilling. The mathematical language of science is understood by very few. The vistas it presents are scary-an enormous universe ruled by… — Isaac Asimov
A champion plays the game; a spectator observes, criticizes and never really gets to live. A champion knows what he or she wants and goes… — Bruce Jenner
We can no longer stand at the end of something we visualized in detail and plan backwards from that future. Instead we must stand at… — Margaret J. Wheatley
The holidays are also a time when people freak out about their finances. If you don't want to spend the money, why not try some… — Christina Applegate
Instead of always asking how to get others to approve of you... learn to ask: What do I really want, the applause of the crowds… — Guy Finley
To laugh at others is egoistic; to laugh at oneself is very humble. Learn to laugh at yourself - about your seriousness and things like… — Rajneesh
Instead of always asking yourself why so-and-so acts this or that way, learn to ask: "What's inside of me that wants to hurt itself over… — Guy Finley
Instead of always asking yourself how to clear up your mental fog, learn to ask: "Can confusion know anything about clarity?" — Guy Finley
One should never allow chaos to develop in order to avoid going to war, because one does not avoid a war but instead puts it… — Niccolo Machiavelli
If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty, we realize that the technical demands of modern warfare are so complex a… — Ernest K. Gann
Men should stop treating feminists like ladies, and instead treat them like the men they say they want to be. — Phyllis Schlafly
People have sought to adjust the truth to the hour instead of adjusting the hour to the truth, and in diplomacy they have endeavoured to… — Alice Bailey
The next time you find yourself alone in a dark alley facing the undeniables of life, don't cover them with a blanket, or ignore them… — Max Lucado
The only way to stave off boredom, in a complex domesticated primate like humankind, is to increase one's intelligence. This is not appealing to the… — Robert Anton Wilson

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