"Respectability and security are subtle traps on life's……" — John O'Donohue
"Respectability and security are subtle traps on life's journey. Those who are drawn to extremes are often nearer to renewal and self-discovery. Those trapped in the bland middle region of respectability are lost without ever realizing it."
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179 Quotes by John O'Donohue
John O'Donohue has 179 quotes on this site.
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Our bodies know they belong; it is our minds that make our lives so homeless.
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The blessings for which we hunger are not to be found in other places or people. These gifts can only…
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To have true integrity, poise, and courage is to be attuned to the silent and invisible nature within you.
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When you've gone as far as you can go, quietly await your next beginning.
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The idea [of therapy] isn't to give people answers, or lead their bark of longing into a safe, dull, protected…
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The essence of who you are is ultimately mysterious, ungraspable and numinous-completely different from every other structure of matter.
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When people get into therapy, or when they need healing, their real hope is that they'll come to the secret…
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We [humans] are the only creatures who are in-between. We're of the earth, but don't belong to it, because we…
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In order to keep our balance, we need to hold the interior and exterior, visible and invisible, known and unknown,…
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I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
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I think the warning labels on alcoholic beverages are too bland. They should be more vivid. Here are a few…
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There were a whole lot, I bought every blues record I could find, it wasn't just one or two people.…
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These are the days when men of all social disciplines and all political faiths seek the comfortable and the accepted;…
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Customer research produces bland products. We're producing a piece of art.
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The worst thing in the world is to be bland.
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