"We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE."

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Source : Max De Pree (1997). “Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community”, Jossey-Bass

Max De Pree

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“There is a larger frame to the painting than the one that bounds our life's events.”
“Maybe I had more wrinkles than I would if I hadn't spent so much of my life outdoors, but I didn't care. It was a privilege to grow old, and not everyone got to enjoy it. I was grateful for every minute I was given.”

Source : Diane Chamberlain (2009). “The Bay at Midnight”, p.96, Harlequin
“It (Strayhorn's Compositions) made us all think a little differently about what we were doing”
“The spirit is one of the most neglected parts of man by doctors and scientists around the world. Yet, it is as vital to our health as the heart and mind. It's time for science to examine the many facets of the soul. The condition of our soul is usually the source of many sicknesses.”
“Natural objects themselves, even when they make no claim to beauty, excite the feelings, and occupy the imagination. Nature pleases, attracts, delights, merely because it is nature. We recognize in it an Infinite Power.”
“They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far.”
“All I've ever needed is myself.”
“I can't paint. I can't write. I can't sing. But I can decorate and run a house, and light it, and heat it, and have it like a living thing.”

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