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“If life is a video game, then most of us have no chance of winning, if by winning you mean succeeding in a quest or saving a princess.”
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“The most generous and merciful in judgment upon the faults of others are always the most free from faults themselves.”
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“In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female…In their traditional exhibitionist role women are simultaneously looked at and displayed, with their appearance coded for strong visual and erotic impact so that they can be said to connote to-be-looked-at-ness”
Source : Laura Mulvey (1989). “Visual and Other Pleasures”, p.19, Springer
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“A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.”
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“The voice of every kid hooked on drugs, alcohol or the occult joins the sad chorus "Not me! I didn't think it could ever happen to me. I was sure I could handle it.”
Source : Beatrice Sparks (1990). “Jay's Journal”, p.9, Simon and Schuster
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“A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as ample reward.”
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“It isn't the changes that do you in, it's the transitions. Change is not the same as transition. Change is situational: the new site, the new boss, the new team roles, the new policy. Transition is the psychological process people go through to come to terms with the new situation. Change is external, transition is internal”
Source : William Bridges (2011). “Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change”, p.14, Nicholas Brealey Publishing
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“Most Americans do not like poetry. We may respect it, but we do not enjoy it.”
