"I do think that people yearn for connection and intimacy, and that they're hard things to achieve."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Chelsea Martin

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Connections Quotes

“It's not dark yet But it's getting there”
“It is chilling to think that the same people who persecuted the wise women and men of Europe, its midwives and healers, then crossed the oceans to Africa and the Americas and tortured and enslaved, raped, impoverished, and eradicated the peaceful, Christ-like people they found. And that the blueprint from which they worked, and still work, was the Bible.”
“I live to the rhythm of my country and I cannot remain on the sidelines. I want to be here. I want to be part of it. I want to be a witness. I want to walk arm in arm with it. I want to hear it more and more, to cradle it, to carry it like a medal on my chest. Activism is a constant element in my life, even though afterwards I anguish over not having written 'my own things.' Testimonial literature provides evidence of events that people would like to hide, denounces and therefore is political and part of a country in which everything remains to be done and documented.”
“I'm knocking our pitiful, pathetic lawmakers. And I thank God that President Bush has stated, we need a Constitutional amendment that states that marriage is between a man and a woman.”
“It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative.”

Source : David Allen (2011). “Ready For Anything: 52 productivity principles for work and life”, p.53, Hachette UK
“It is by thoughtful reflection that the elusive moments of the past draw near to us in present reality and gain a measure of permanence.”
“That which secures life from exhaustion lies in the unseen world, deep at the roots of things.”
“Building businesses takes tremendous stamina, and success isn't achieved without it.”

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