"Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us."

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Source : Van Wyck Brooks (1941). “Opinions of Oliver Allston”, New York, Dutton

Van Wyck Brooks

#Self Esteem Quotes #Soothing Quotes #Traits Quotes

“A proper family diary with everyone's events and parties in it really helps organise the household.”
“Achieving sustainable ways of living is inextricably linked to how we organize work in the future. State of the World 2014 makes an important contribution by illustrating how trade unions, far from being outdated, will be at the forefront of a just transition. It is a challenging compilation?coming at exactly the right time.”
“I was overcome with happiness, love, and tenderness ... Right after he was washed, I studied him with my hands: his downy little head, his little nose, everything on the tiny body.”
“Jazz needs the help. It's the more sophisticated music. All the other music is on the TV, but jazz isn't.”
“If you don't feel comfortable owning something for 10 years, then don't own it for 10 minutes.”
“My Christmases have always just been very simple and about family.”
“A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.”
“It is the shared experience - [although] you're the conduit of the sound, the recipient is also in some way the author of the work, because if they weren't the author of the work they wouldn't be able to recognise it as an experience, you could argue. The more distance you can put between yourself and having any kind of objective the more likely it is to appear.”

Source : "A Flow Of Playfulness: An Interview With Laniakea". Interview with Russell Cuzner, thequietus.com. September 14, 2016.

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