"Everyone is alone and yet nobody can do without other people, not just because they are useful... but also when it comes to happiness."

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Source : Maurice Merleau-Ponty (2004). “The World of Perception”, p.87, Routledge

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

“But doubt is a crucial to faith as darkness is to light. Without one, the other has no context and is meaningless. Faith is, by definition, uncertainty. It is full of doubt, steeped in risk. It is about matters not of the known, but of the unknown.”

Source : Carter Heyward (1976). “A Priest Forever”, HarperCollins Publishers
“The mind enters itself, and God the mind, And one is One, free in the tearing wind.”
“A pretty sight, a lady with a book.”

Source : Shirley Jackson (2010). “Novels and Stories: The Lottery, The Haunting of Hill House, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Other Stories and Sketches”
“The candidate was required to prepare himself by confession, fasting, and passing the night in prayer.”
“Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges.”
“Challenging the status quo takes commitment, courage, imagination, and, above all, dedication to learning.”

Source : Marshall Ganz (2010). “Why David Sometimes Wins: Leadership, Organization, and Strategy in the California Farm Worker Movement”, p.8, Oxford University Press
“The refusal of the British and Russian peoples to accept what appeared to be inevitable defeat was the great factor in the salvage of our civilization.”
“The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

Source : FaceBook post by Mitch Albom from Aug 03, 2010

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