"Pride in what and who you are is a strong foundation, but don't be defined by your oppression; use your anger, don't let it use you."

-- Dave McKean

#Strong Quotes #Pride Quotes #Foundation Quotes

“Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.”
“Every book should begin with attractive endpapers. Preferably in a dark colour: dark red or dark blue, depending on the binding. When you open the book it's like going to the theatre. First you see the curtain. Then it's pulled aside and the show begins.”
“All thought of something is at the same time self-consciousness [...] At the root of all our experiences and all our reflections, we find [...] a being which immediately recognises itself, [...] and which knows its own existence, not by observation and as a given fact, nor by inference from any idea of itself, but through direct contact with that existence. Self-consciousness is the very being of mind in action.”
“Justice in politics has an uncomfortable habit of being rough.”

Source : Robert Rhodes James (1986). “Anthony Eden”, George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
“Thus Carol hit upon the tragedy of old age, which is not that it is less vigorous than youth, but that it is not needed by youth...”
“No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds.”
“True happiness is always available to us, but first we have to create the environment for it to flourish.”

Source : Sakyong Miphan Rinpoche (2004). “Turning the Mind Into an Ally”, p.15, Penguin
“Whenever another Latino tells me they're more Mexican than me I stop working and let them do the work for me.”

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