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But to change all existence into a flow experience, it is not sufficient to learn merely how to control moment-by-moment states of consciousness. It is… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The close observer soon discovers that the teacher's task is not to implant facts but to place the subject to be learned in front of… — Nathan M. Pusey
Attention is like energy in that without it no work can be done, and in doing work is dissipated. We create ourselves by how we… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The task of the church is twofold: to spread Christianity throughout the world and to make sure that the Christianity she spreads is the pure… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Lenin is an artist who has worked men, as other artists have worked marble or metals. But men are harder than stone and less malleable… — Benito Mussolini
It is now our generation's task to carry on what those pioneers began. For our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers and… — Barack Obama
Society, and the family as its psycho social agent, has to solve a difficult problem: How to break a person's will without his being aware… — Erich Fromm
Paying attention at every moment, forms a new relationship to time. In some magical way, by slowing down, you become more efficient, productive, and energetic,… — Michael Ray
For too long we have occupied ourselves with responding to the consequences of cruelty and abuse and have neglected the important task of building up… — John Hoyt
Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him from the sentiments… — Frederick Douglass
The greatest challenge to organizations is the balance between continuity and change. You need both. At different times, the balance is slightly more over here,… — Peter Drucker
Against the suffering which may come upon one from human relationships the readiest safeguard is voluntary isolation, keeping oneself aloof from other people. The happiness… — Sigmund Freud
A spiritually established life is not an easy task. But a materially satisfied life is an impossible task. — Sri Chinmoy
The task for sociology is to come to the help of the individual. We have to be in service of freedom. It is something we… — Zygmunt Bauman
We must school and train ourselves to deal personally with the unconverted. We must not excuse ourselves, but force ourselves to the irksome task until… — Charles Spurgeon
It is not propagandaâ€™s task to be intelligent, its task is to lead to success. — Joseph Goebbels
My own personal task is not simply that of poet and writer (still less commentator, pseudo-prophet); it is basically to praise God out of an… — Thomas Merton
The basic problem is not political, it is a-political and human. One of the most important things to do is to keep cutting deliberately through… — Thomas Merton
It is true that we are called to create a better world. But we are first of all called to a more immediate and exalted… — Thomas Merton
Our task is to build cultural fortresses to protect our emerging nativeness. They must be strong enough to hold at bay the powers of consumerism,… — Wes Jackson

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