"One of the sources of pride in being a human being is the ability to bear present frustrations in the interests of longer purposes."

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Source : Helen Merrell Lynd (2013). “On Shame And The Search For Identity”, p.255, Routledge

Helen Lynd

#Pride Quotes #Frustration Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Your taste in music is excellent. It exactly coinsides with my own!”

Source : "Fictional character: King Henry VIII". "A Man for All Seasons", www.imdb.com. 1966.
“There's so little wonder left in the world because we've seen everything one way or another'.”
“As nonhuman animals, plants, and even 'inanimate' rivers once spoke to our oral ancestors, so the ostensibly â€œinertâ€ letters on the page now speak to us! This is a form of animism that we take for granted, but it is animism nonetheless - as mysterious as a talking stone.”
“I don't feel sorry for myself, because I'm living my dream. Even when I was a little boy I used to stand in the playground and pretend I was on 'Opportunity Knocks.'”
“Country music is important to me, and I love it, but it's not my whole life.”
“Cleaning is considered a vital part of the training process in all traditional Japanese disciplines and is a required practice for any novice. It is accorded spiritual significance. Purifying an unclean place is believed to purify the mind.”

Source : Mineko Iwasaki, Rande Brown (2012). “Geisha Of Gion: The True Story Of Japan's Foremost Geisha”, p.83, Simon and Schuster
“When I was 17, I worked at a bagel shop - I ate so many! I was also in all the school musicals, which we rehearsed for during the afternoons.”

Source : "When I Was 17: Jenna Ushkowitz". Seventeen Interview, www.seventeen.com. August 17, 2012.
“There is a very real danger of our putting our faith in our sermon rather than in the Spirit. Our faith should not be in the sermon, it should be in the Holy Spirit Himself.”

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