"It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity."

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W. E. B. Du Bois

#Eye Quotes #Self Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Anything you do fearless, you do in mediocrity.”
“It's not complicated to embrace life. You just have to make the choice.”
“Mountain climbing was my original sport ... and I've never tired from the satisfaction of getting to the top of a mountain.”
“If you were mean to your parents, they'd give you a good belt in the gob and send you flying across the room.”

Source : Frank McCourt (2005). “Teacher Man: A Memoir”, p.15, Simon and Schuster
“How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of the Earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clear and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people.The perfumed flowers are our sisters, the deer, the horse, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the juices in the meadows, the body heat of the pony, and the man, all belong to the same family.”
“I love painting and have a need to do it.”
“Let us not turn schools into dumps when we go out and vote on Monday.”
“You can run a business any way you like, but you'll run it better if you build it around your strengths.”

Source : Duncan Bannatyne (2008). “Anyone Can Do It: My Story”, p.80, Hachette UK

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