"Minds are cluttered from the age of six with the values of others-values which bear little relation to their own private capacities, needs and desires."

-- Marya Mannes

#Mind Quotes #Age Quotes #Desire Quotes

“I'd describe myself as a pragmatist tinged with idealism.”
“If you had to define stress, it would not be far off if you said it was the process of living. The process of living is the process of having stress imposed on you and reacting to it.”
“I did my fair share of stupid stuff in high school, like anyone. I had a healthy fear of my parents, and I certainly never wanted to disappoint them. That would be the worst thing I could ever do.”
“When economic structures and policies allow people to have access to capital, it releases a host of productivity that could humanize many bringing a greater flourishing to our society to the glory of God.”
“In order to be truly free, you must desire to know the truth more than you want to feel good. Because, if feeling good is your goal, then as soon as you feel better you will lose interest in what is true. This does not mean that feeling good or experiencing love and bliss is a bad thing. Given the choice, anyone would choose to feel bliss rather than sorrow. It simply means that if this desire to feel good is stronger than the yearning to see, know, and experience Truth, then this desire will always be distorting the perception of what is Real, while corrupting one's deepest integrity.”
“My mind is in a state of constant rebellion. I believe that will always be so.”
“Speechless, castaway, and wry, a spellbound oddity am I. My feet are planted in the clay, my gaze is locked upon the sky.”

Source : Cecilia Dart-Thornton (2011). “Ill-Made Mute”, p.1, Pan Macmillan
“Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as American as apple pie.”

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