"In order to really understand, we need to listen, not reply. We need to listen long and attentively. In order to help anybody to open his heart we have to give him time, asking only a few questions, as carefully as possible in order to help him better explain his experience."

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Source : Paul Tournier (1967). “To Understand Each Other”, p.25, Westminster John Knox Press

Paul Tournier

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“A bed or a chair will trick you if you stay still on them long at a time. They will draw out your strength and leave you weak as water.”
“Poorer people tend to watch more television because they can't afford other diversions.”

Source : "Can Aereo Disrupt the TV Business?" by Ken Auletta, www.newyorker.com. February 18, 2013.
“In Seattle we live among the trees and the waterways, and we feel we are rocked gently in the cradle of life. Our winters are not cold and our summers are not hot and we congratulate ourselves for choosing such a spectacular place to rest our heads.”

Source : Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper
“Your practice should be strengthened by the difficult situations you encounter, just as a bonfire in a strong wind is not blown out, but blazes even brighter.”
“Karma is not something complicated or philosophical. Karma means watching your body, watching your mouth, and watching your mind. Trying to keep these three doors as pure as possible is the practice of karma.”
“A peaceful mind generates power.”

Source : Norman Vincent Peale “The Power of Positive Thinking”, Om Books International
“It's so easy to get caught up in what people expect of you. Sometimes, you can just lose yourself.”
“Design should do the same thing in everyday life that art does when encountered: amaze us, scare us or delight us, but certainly open us to new worlds within our daily existence.”

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