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Discipline is ... life-inhibiting, is at the very least curtailment of vital activity insofar as the latter cannot develop as it wishes but is confined… — Alice Miller
They have eliminated rigidity, both physical and psychological, in order to support more fluid processes whereby temporary teams are created to deal with specific and… — Margaret J. Wheatley
It's often wrong to write for specific actors because one ends up using what is least interesting about them, their mannerisms and habits. I prefer… — Claude Chabrol
The fact that man produces a concept "I" besides the totality of his mental and emotional experiences or perceptions does not prove that there must… — Albert Einstein
If you are to do justice to [the great roles], you must fly up to them - rather than dragging them down to you -… — Harold Guskin
Very few people are ambitious in the sense of having a specific image of what they want to achieve. Most people's sights are only toward… — Judith M Bardwick
Strength, Courage, Mastery, and Honor are the alpha virtues of men all over the world. They are the fundamental virtues of men because without them,… — Jack Donovan
Some women have 'always' been lesbians. Others, like myself, have 'become' one. As much a sociocultural construction as it is an effect of early childhood… — Teresa de Lauretis
We can construct, deconstruct and reconstruct our sexuality any way we want: it is our privilege as thinking creatures. However, human sexuality has a specific… — Jennifer Morse
What is the character trying to say? Why? Be as specific as you can, using sense images that evoke something about the character. Try using… — Pat Pattison
She did get put through the system with a lot of the hit songwriters, who were great songwriters, but it was more like 'This is… — Frank Liddell
One other specific piece of guidance we've offered is that low-quality content on some parts of a website can impact the whole siteâ€™s rankings, and… — Amit Singhal
The work is primarily subject-driven.Â All decisions flow from there. The photographs are all made in response to a unique subject, in particular context, at… — Gregory Heisler
Avoid any specific discussion of public policy at public meetings. — Quintus Tullius Cicero
Managers often hold on to resisters because of a specific skill set or because they've been around for a long time. Don't. — Jack Welch
Without a specific reason for the consumer to behave, without a reward or benefit, the overwhelmed consumer will refuse. — Seth Godin
Man can sin against nature in two ways. First, when he sins against his specific rational nature, acting contrary to reason. In this sense, we… — Thomas Aquinas
The most common cause of low prices is pessimism - sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to do business in… — Warren Buffett
And I don't have any specific steps to take because I don't start the same way every time. But there is a knowing when it's… — Bruce Nauman
My songs examine and explore little specific emotions or situations or stories... They're kitchen table songs, like a conversation between me and one other person.… — KT Tunstall

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