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“Humanism is the only - I would go so far as saying the final- resistance we have against the inhuman practices and injustices that disfigure human history.”
Source : Edward W. Said (2014). “Orientalism”, p.29, Vintage
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“The grim reality is that most start-ups fail. Most new products are not successful. Yet the story of perseverance, creative genius, and hard work persists.”
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“From breathing techniques, muscle toning to overall flexibility and relaxation, my Pilates sessions have become something of a weekly necessity that keeps me fit, happy and energized.”
Source : "Pippa Middleton: Pilates Is A Weekly Necessity" By Hilary Moss, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 18, 2011.
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“The best patients are the worst patients. Nudge, nudge, nudge. Don't sit back and accept anything that fails to satisfy you. Speak up, protect your interests.”
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“President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.”
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“Apology may start as a feeling, a desire to make matters right, but it requires a commitment to move that desire into practice, to actually take on the great courageous task of showing compassion to others.”
Source : John Kador (2009). “Effective Apology: Mending Fences, Building Bridges, and Restoring Trust”, p.15, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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“When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine, that's amore.”
Source : Song: That's Amore {From The Caddy}, Album: Dean Martin Sings
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“Must love be ever treated with profaneness as a mere illusion? or with coarseness as a mere impulse? or with fear as a mere disease? or with shame as a mere weakness? or with levity as a mere accident? whereas it is a great mystery and a great necessity, lying at the foundation of human existence, morality, and happiness,--mysterious, universal, inevitable as death.”