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“The student should bear in mind that the very essence of consciousness is constantly to identify itself with the Not-Self, and as constantly to re-assert itself by rejecting the Not-Self. Consciousness, in fact, consists of this alternating assertion and negation - "I am this" - "I am not this." Hence consciousness is, and causes in matter, the attracting and repelling that we call a vibration.”
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“I had all the intentions of being the next Eddie Murphy.”
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“If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.”
Source : Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.68, Penguin
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“Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes.”
Source : Kamala Harris (2010). “Smart on Crime”, p.13, Chronicle Books
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“My writing, such as it is, grows out of my sense of discolation, I mean, dislocation. Having lost my place, I write to find my place, or to find once again that I have lost my place.”
Source : Source: www.gustavoperezfirmat.com
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“You know how you let yourself think that everything will be all right if you can only get to a certain place or do a certain thing. But when you get there you find it's not that simple.”
Source : Richard Adams (2014). “Watership Down”, p.135, Oneworld Publications
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“Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.”
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“A woman's best love letters are always written to the man she is betraying.”
