"Love doesn't mean doing extraordinary or heroic things. It means knowing how to do ordinary things with tenderness."

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Source : Jean Vanier (2010). “Living Gently in a Violent World (Large Print 16pt)”, p.55, ReadHowYouWant.com

Jean Vanier

#Love Quotes #Mean Quotes #Knowing Quotes

“Ever since viewing screens entered the home, many observers have worried that they put our brains into a stupor. An early strain of research claimed that when we watch television, our brains mostly exhibit slow alpha waves - indicating a low level of arousal, similar to when we are daydreaming.”
“Money cannot help lifting its head.”
“North Americans don't understand... that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity.”
“If Shaytan(Demon) defeated me yesterday, I will defeat him today with repentance and good deeds”
“The four Ways reflect a pervasive belief that life will be simple if we practice four basic principles: Show up or choose to be present, Pay attention to what has heart and meaning, Tell the truth without blame or judgment, and Be open, rather than attached to, the outcome.”
“She wasn't about to go down that road herself, which was a testament to her spiritual awakening and her commitment to sanity. It was a real blessing that she didn't follow me, because oftentimes, people go out together and one comes back and the other doesn't. Or both of them never do.”
“A man's memory is bound to be a distortion of his past in accordance with his present interests, and the most faithful autobiography is likely to mirror less what a man was than what he has become.”

Source : "No Man Knows My History". Book by Fawn M. Brodie, Ch. 19, 1945.
“Before even Court Grip, I just wanted to be a part of a brand that I felt that listened to the athlete and really catered to the athlete, and gave us what we were looking for.”

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