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The constant reprimands made me hyperconscious of my own performance, and so instead of getting rid of self, I had become embedded in the egoism…

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Karen Armstrong has 106 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their…
Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to…
We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus;…
Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great…
Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying…
Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied…
All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering.
Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day.
I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.
I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
Mythology and science both extend the scope of human beings. Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is not about…
Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.

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With attitude, you can determine your own performance. — Pat Summitt
It's the old story. You might be able to fool your coaches, or your teammates, or your opponents. But, you can never… — Unknown Author
Within weeks of our premiere, it became obvious that Leonard [Nimoy] and the character of Spock were becoming something of a national… — William Shatner
It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance. — Jackie Stewart
Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself — Rick Pitino
Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first… — Michael Schumacher
Set higher standards for you own performance than anyone around you, and it won't matter whether you have a tough boss or… — Rick Pitino
There will always be someone with a cuter girl, a bigger car, a bigger home, but that does not matter. You measure… — Harvey Mackay
I'd rather do my own performance than copy someone else's. — Arthur Darvill
You're always going to be more judgmental about your own performance than anyone else. — Ioan Gruffudd
I'm one of those pathetic actors who will say yes to every play reading just because I do miss the stage so… — Julianna Margulies
It's not enough to shelve your own competitive streak. You have to try, consciously, to help others succeed. Some people feel this… — Chris Hadfield

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