"These 'philosophers', etc., seem unaware, to give a specific example, that by teaching and preaching 'identity', which is empirically non-existent in this actual world, they are neurologically training future generations in the pathological identifications found in the 'mentally' ill or maladjusted."

-- Alfred Korzybski

#Self Esteem Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Diplomacy was what I wanted to do. From really quite an early age and I think I had a false impression that diplomacy equals travel.”

Source : Source: www.identitytheory.com
“I look for stories that tell transformative, emotional journeys, have big emotional worlds, feel very relevant and true to the times we're living in - even though they might be of a different time - have a sense of real intimacy with larger forces at work, where there's some kind of social injustice and inequity happening that needs to be conquered or addressed. I find historically that's the formula for a lot of successful operas.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com
“I don't care if I'm cool or not. I've always been an awkward person anyway.”
“Truth is, I don't mind getting a black eye or broken arm for a girl as long as she's there to kiss it after.”
“I'm sure it's not any wish of mine that I'm born with inclinations for better things. If I could be born again, and had the designing of myself, I'd be born the lowest and coarsest-minded person imaginable, so that I could find plenty of companionship, or I'd be born an idiot, which would be better still.”

Source : Miles Franklin (2009). “My Brilliant Career”, p.61, The Floating Press
“Never underestimate the power of the ocean.”
“If I knocked and waited at every door, who knows what I might miss?”

Source : C. J. Sansom (2004). “Dissolution: A Matthew Shardlake Tudor Mystery”, p.92, Penguin
“I like playing the guy on the sidelines. They have more fun.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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