"Our fate is shaped from within ourselves outward, never from without inward."

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Source : Jacques Lusseyran (2016). “Against the Pollution of the I: On the Gifts of Blindness, the Power of Poetry, and the Urgency of Awareness”, p.29, New World Library

Jacques Lusseyran

#Fate Quotes #Inward Quotes

“I feel like fans who like old Southern rock and country, and more lyric-driven songs in general, have come to country radio. I think that's why you see country radio growing and albums selling: People are craving a little more of the singer-songwriter stuff going on in country.”

Source : "Lady Antebellum: On Heels of No. 1 Album, Charles Kelley Talks Crossover Success". Interview with Andy Eiser, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 22, 2011.
“When life gives you lemons, you exchange them at the store for something more edible.”
“I hear a lot of Top Model girls say they are dismissed by clients because they recognize them, but it never happened to me.”
“You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way.”
“Before puberty the child's personality has not yet formed and it is easier to guide its life and make it acquire specific habits of order, discipline, and work...”

Source : Antonio Gramsci (2011). “Letters from Prison”, p.348, Columbia University Press
“O Twilight! Spirit that dost render birth To dim enchantments; melting heaven with earth, Leaving on craggy hills and running streams A softness like the atmosphere of dreams.”

Source : Caroline Sheridan Norton (1841). “The Dream: And Other Poems”, p.4
“While the primary function of formal Buddhist meditation is to create the possibility of the experience of "being," my work as a therapist has shown me that the demands of intimate life can be just as useful as meditation in moving people toward this capacity. Just as in formal meditation, intimate relationships teach us that the more we relate to each other as objects, the greater our disappointment. The trick, as in meditation, is to use this disappointment to change the way we relate.”

Source : Mark Epstein (2006). “Open to Desire: The Truth About What the Buddha Taught”, p.89, Penguin
“Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good appreciation of everything that already exists in this field.”

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