"The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people."

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Milan Kundera

#Lying Quotes #People Quotes #Ability Quotes

“I believe that the issue of mental health services for our troops deploying or returning from combat is one that demands the attention of this body, if only for a few minutes today.”
“We must now learn to draw inspiration from the tangible miracles that surround us.”
“Do you believe you can change your destiny?' he (SajhÃ«) said, seeking an answer. Alice found herself nodding. 'Otherwise, what's the point? If we are simply walking a path preordained, then all the experiences that make us who we are - love, grief, joy, learning, changing - would count for nothing.”
“That would bring tears to the eyes of a rocking chair.”
“The list of fun and easily fixed brain diseases is very short.”
“A common man, even like myself, I don't know how to pay my taxes.”
“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
“As soon as reality breaks, as soon as we're separated from the phsical world, the cracks begin to appear in our minds. And through them seeps the madness that has always been there, flowing into your skull like a liquid nightmare ..”

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