"Our whole life is an attempt to discover when our spontaneity is whimsical, sentimental irresponsibility and when it is a valid expression of our deepest desires and values."

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Source : Helen Merrell Lynd (2013). “On Shame And The Search For Identity”, p.203, Routledge

Helen Lynd

#Expression Quotes #Desire Quotes #Sentimental Quotes

“My mom taught me to go after my dreams. I have this faith in myself that I must have gotten from her.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“For me, music begins where words end.”
“You are not alive unless you know you are living.”
“I like the 'Moth' podcast a lot. I listen to that.”
“Be like snow - cold, but beautiful.”
“What acquaintance have the people at large with the arena of political rectitude, with the connections of kingdoms, the resources of national strength, the abilities of ministers, or even with their own dispositions?...I pay no regard whatever to the voice of the people: it is their duty to do what is proper, without considering what may be agreeable.”

Source : "The Speeches of the Rt. Hon. C. J. Fox in the House of Commons. Volume I" edited by J. Wright, (pp. 13-14), 1815.
“I think, questions about what it means to respect nature become very important because just as in human society, for example, part of what it is for me to live a good life as a human being in a human society is to have respect for others around me. Now, that respect, to some extent, can be thought of as being grounded in the rights and interest of others but it also has to do with the stance that I take in the world and what it is that provides meaning and significance in my own life and I think there are similar ideas of respect for nature that apply as well.”
“I'm an artist. And I'm happy that I was there at the commencement of this music, this Jamaican music, to put my contribution and help to establish it.”

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