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Dorothy Maclean
"We judge everything as good or evil and forget that resistance, pain and difficulties are there so we can learn when we leave balance." --
Source : "An Interview with Dorothy MacLean, co-founder of Findhorn". Interview with Tanis Helliwell. Excerpted from a conversation in 1998, www.iitransform.com. March 2, 2015.
Dorothy Maclean
#Pain Quotes
#Evil Quotes
#Judging Quotes
“For thousands of years art was seen as a source of responsible moral and ethical leadership. Today, taking that stance is almost seen as comic.”
“Sir Guy Campbell's classic account of the formation of the links, beginning with Genesis and moving step by step to the thrilling arrival of 'tilth' on the fingers of coastal land, suggests that such notable features of our planet as dinosaurs, the prairies, the Himalayas, the seagull, the female of the species herself, were accidental by-products of the Almighty's preoccupation with the creation of the Old Course at St. Andrews.”
“I like everything in my room has to be in order. If there's a wrinkle in the comforter, I'm stretching it out. But this is only when it comes to my room. Outside of there, I'm not as intense.”
“I believe in courtesy, the ritual by which we avoid hurting other people's feelings by satisfying our own egos.”
Source : Kenneth Clark, British Broadcasting Corporation (1970). “Civilization”, London : British Broadcasting Corporation
“Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.”
“The most important thing a born again Christian can do is to pray.”
“I craved your warmth. I hugged myself, rubbing my fingers up and down. I guess people are like insects sometimes, drawn to heat, A kind of infra-red longing.”
“I have frequently stated that I regard chess as an art form, where creativity prevails over other factors.”
