"The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action."

-- Frank Herbert

#Life Quotes #Trust Quotes #People Quotes

“These same people seem to forget that mother also took a lot of chances with the type of roles she played.”
“Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.”

Source : "Tea Party: Thank You for Your Insanity" by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 1, 2012.
“There is only this now. It does not come from anywhere; it is not going anywhere. It is not permanent, but it is not impermanent. Though moving, it is always still. When we try to catch it, it seems to run away, and yet it is always here and there is no escape from it. And when we turn around to find the self which knows this moment, we find that it has vanished like the past.”
“At the beginning of every winter people are careful to install storm windows. These extra panes of glass protect their houses against the bitter winds. We do something very similar to protect our minds through the practice of meditation.”
“When gratitude has become a matter of reasoning there are many ways of escaping from its bonds.”
“It has always seemed somewhat paradoxical to me that we must constantly have the Lord command us to do those things which are for our own good. The Lord has said, 'He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.' (Matt. 10:39.) We lose our life by serving and lifting others. By so doing we experience the only true and lasting happiness. Service is not something we endure on this earth so we can earn the right to live in the celestial kingdom. Service is the very fiber of which an exalted life in the celestial kingdom is made.”
“Twin Peaks was special because it was so groundbreaking. In the early 90s it really changed television a lot. A bunch of weird shows, like Northern Exposure, came on after that.”
“We become full human agents, capable of understanding ourselves, and hence of defining our identity, through our acquisition of rich human languages of expression.”

Source : Charles Taylor (1992). “The Ethics of Authenticity”, p.33, Harvard University Press

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