"We're always going to have prejudices ... I don't think we can change society. You can only change individual by individual. And you can change yourself."

-- Esmeralda Santiago

#Thinking Quotes #Prejudice Quotes #Individual Quotes

“The holy mystery of the day of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost, is to be understood in the following manner: the spirit of man must be completed and perfected by the Holy Spirit, that is, it must be sanctified, illuminated, and divinized by the Holy Spirit. This holy mystery is realized continually in the Church of Christ and because of this the Church is really a continuous Pentecost.... From Holy Pentecost, the day of the Holy Spirit, every God-like soul in the Church of Christ is an incombustible bush which continuously burns and is inflamed with God and has a fiery tongue within it.”
“Praise from an enemy smells of craft.”
“But at the same time you can't...”
“Being who we are requires that we can talk openly about things that are important to us, that we take a clear position on where we stand on important emotional issues, and that we clarify the limits of what is acceptable and tolerable to us in a relationship.”

Source : Harriet Lerner (2009). “The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships”, p.3, Harper Collins
“I have real admiration for chefs who can maintain an edge and find new inspiration in their cooking after many years.”
“I don't have anything to prove anymore. I don't have a record deal, no one has any expectations, I'm in a position of freedom. I don't need anyone's approval.”
“Sure, Iâ€™m sad, but Iâ€™m not looking to soothe that sadness by replacing it with a new relationship. Women are allowed to be sad, and theyâ€™re allowed to be single, and they donâ€™t need to hear that one day a man is going to make it all go away by telling her she is good enough again. Sheâ€™s good enough as she is.”
“The best voice actors all have a live performance background. And are competent, fearless, incredibly creative actors.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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