"a human being is never what he is but the self he seeks."

-- Octavio Paz

#Self Quotes #Humans Quotes

“To me, my grandfatherâ€™s urgency to preach the Gospel one more time to a lost and dying world is the definition of 'finishing well,' and itâ€™s such a blessing and lesson.”
“His dark hair is perfectly recklessly up today, those tanned muscles flexing as he extends out his arms and does his little turn. And here I am, my breath caught between my lungs and my lips as he turns around and scans the crowd. As soon as he spots me, his eyes come alive, as alive as I feel when he smiles at me. He holds my gaze while those dimples flash, and I swear he stares at me in a way that makes me feel that I am the only woman here.”
“It was in their friendship they just wanted to run forever, shadow and shadow.”
“I just believe that our most redeeming feature as a species is our capacity for love.”
“We carry the dead with us only until we die too, and then it is we who are borne along for a little while, and then our bearers in their turn drop, and so on into the unimaginable generations.”

Source : FaceBook post by John Banville from Dec 16, 2012
“Drafting a constitution is only the first step. The constitution has to be granted legitimacy by open discussion and a fair, representative referendum.”
“Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal.”
“Silence your critics. Ignore your haters. Delete your cynics.”

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