"Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being."

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Source : Debbie Macomber (2009). “One Simple Act: Discovering the Power of Generosity”, p.49, Simon and Schuster

Debbie Macomber

#Kindness Quotes #Emotional Quotes #Deeds Quotes

“You know it's very difficult to be an actor, and to have people depending on you to say the right line, at the right time, and to not be able to hear your cues! I can't tell you how many times I would've had to have said What? if I didn't have my hearing aids. So my hearing aids are a life saver, and they allow me to practice my craft.”
“I would be inclined to say 'if you are not willing to cooperate and follow the rules of your international federation you are not the right track and field association to be part of the USOC',”
“I used to fish the Border rivers, but nowadays you have to queue up for a shot and I can't stand that.”
“To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.”
“When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is also a form of self-compensation, a way of making up for thingsâ€”as opposed to making things upâ€”that did not quite happen.”

Source : Geoff Dyer (2007). “Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It”, p.13, Vintage
“I'm quite a broad girl, not at all delicate. I watch what I eat to stay in shape, but I'm against diets. I eat when I'm hungry, three meals a day.”
“The tragic side of many architectural enterprises is that they destroy natural beauties which are a priceless possession and cannot be replaced.”
“But what is the way forward? I know what it isn't. It's not, as we once believed, plenty to eat and a home with all the modern conveniences. It's not a 2,000-mile-long wall to keep Mexicans out or more accurate weapons to kill them. It's not a better low-fat meal or a faster computer speed. It's not a deodorant, a car, a soft drink, a skin cream. The way forward is found on a path through the wilderness of the head and heart---reason and emotion. Thinking, knowing, understanding.”

Source : Laurence Gonzales (2009). “Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things”, p.138, W. W. Norton & Company

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