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Whenever we seek to avoid the responsibility for our own behavior, we do so by attempting to give that responsibility to some other individual or…

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Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure…
Falling in love is not an extension of one's limits or boundaries; it is a partial and temporary collapse of them.
When we love something it is of value to us, and when something is of value to us we spend time with…
The quickest way to change your attitude toward pain is to accept the fact that everything that happens to us has been…
If your goal is to avoid pain and escape suffering, I would not advise you to seek higher levels of consciousness or…
Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the making of action in spite of fear.
Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is…
The feeling of being valuable is a cornerstone of self-discipline because when you consider yourself valuable you will take care of yourself-…
The giving up of personality traits, well-established patterns of behavior, ideologies, and even whole life styles...these are major forms of giving up…
It is our task-our essential, central, crucial task-to transform ourselves from mere social creatures into community creatures.
I have said I have met Satan, and this is true. But it is not tangible. It no more has horns, hooves…
Often the most loving thing we can do when a friend is in pain is to share the pain-to be there even…

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Violence against women is learned. Each of us must examine - and change - the way in which our own behavior might… — Patrick Stewart
I don't always like my own behavior. I haven't known anyone who is perfect all the time. — Jennifer Connelly
After meditating for some years, I began to see the patterns of my own behavior. As you quiet your mind, you begin… — Ram Dass
I think [religion] is presumptuous and I think it is silly, because it makes you believe that you are less than what… — Harlan Ellison
To me, every fundamentalist Muslim, no matter how peaceable in his own behavior, is part of a murderous movement and is thus,… — Daniel Pipes
To say that it is not our fault does not relieve us of responsibility. However, we may not have polluted the air,… — Beverly Daniel Tatum
The specifically human capacity for language enables children to provide for auxiliary tools in the solution of difficult tasks, to overcome impulsive… — Lev S. Vygotsky
Religion is one of the most important forces in the world. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew,… — Nelson Mandela
Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others. — Moliere
It is more important to understand the ground of your own behavior than to understand the motives of another. — Dag Hammarskjold
Watch the functioning of your own mind in a calm and detached manner so you can gain insight into your own behavior. — Henepola Gunaratana
Fellow senators balked at punishing Senator Alfonse D'Amato of New York though he was caught in a series of transactions that earned… — William Greider

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