"Most people ask of their friends that they understand them, but, on balance, I think I prefer a friend who understands himself."

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Source : Jo Coudert (2003). “Advice from a Failure”, p.257, iUniverse

Jo Coudert

#Friendship Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“The world is a mirror, forever reflecting what you are doing, within yourself.”

Source : Neville Goddard (2016). “Class Begins Here”, p.127, Lulu Press, Inc
“The religious urge in man is not a mere passing phase in the history of his spiritual development, but the ultimate source of all his ethical thought and all his concepts of morality; not the outcome of primitive credulity which a more "enlightened" age could outgrow, but the only answer to a real, basic need of man at all times and in all environments. In another word, it is an instinct.”

Source : Muhammad Asad (1961). “The Principles of State and Government in Islam”, p.10, Univ of California Press
“Fiscal policy is not just, or even not even principally, the purview of the president.”
“I've always loved to sing in Spanish. To me, it's just my culture. It's what I am; I'm Latina.”
“When I was about eight, I decided that the most wonderful thing, next to a human being, was a book.”
“Acting is all about finding the truth within whatever world you're in.”
“I'm healed up and I feel great. After going through the fire, it's great to be out performing again.”
“Sunset Boulevard' - the story of Hollywood movies draped on a depressing sex affair - is an uncompromising study of American decadence displaying a sad, worn, methodical beauty few films have had since the late twenties.”

Source : Manny Farber (2016). “Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber: A Special Publication of The Library of America”, p.644, Library of America

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