"You when the storm is raging - how do you face despair? It is you that the world discovers, whatever the clothes you wear."

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Edgar Guest

#Adversity Quotes #Clothes Quotes #Despair Quotes

“Thus, just as animals of many species, including man, are disposed to respond with fear to sudden movement or a marked change in level of sound or light because to do so has a survival value, so are many species, including man, disposed to respond to separation from a potentially caregiving figure and for the same reasons.”

Source : John Bowlby (2012). “A Secure Base”, p.33, Routledge
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“Criticism should awaken our attention, not inflame our anger. We should listen to, and not flee from, those who contradict us. Truth should be our cause, no matter in what manner it comes to us.”
“Most people are weak and frightened, and run from anything which could be upsetting. Most people, also, are takers and not givers.”
“I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed... here, where I endured three hundred hours in line before the implacable iron bars.”
“I was so lucky to have parents who supported me, 100%, with whatever I was doing, both financially and emotionally. Having that they made my life so much easier. Instead of becoming a bartender and trying to survive while trying to pursue your dreams, I didn't have to worry about that aspect. I could just pursue my dreams.”
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“A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world.”

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