"The Doomsayers have always had their uses, since they trigger the coping mechanism that often prevents the events they forecast."

-- Walter Wriston

#Use Quotes #Events Quotes #Coping Quotes

“The Christian's God is a God of metamorphoses. You cast grief into his bosom: you draw thence, peace. You cast in despair: 'tis hope that rises to the surface. It is a sinner whose heart he moves. It is a saint who returns him thanks.”
“I don't mind being recognized, it's just that I have a bit of social anxiety, and this situation has increased it. The idea of having to be 'on' and social at random times can be difficult. I'll be out in the morning, someone comes and takes a picture, and then I discover I have toothpaste on my face.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com
“Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to hold it and then only under conditions that increase that reluctance.”
“The hold of the evolutionary paradigm is so powerful that an idea which is more like a principle of medieval astrology than a serious twentieth century scientific theory has become a reality for evolutionary biologists.”

Source : Michael Denton (2002). “Evolution: A Theory in Crisis”, Adler & Adler Pub
“When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.”
“Get past all the emotions that come along with the experience and get to the important stuff. Recognize what it is that you want, put a game plan together and take those steps to making a quality choice.”
“Most kids don't believe in fairy tales very long. Once they hit six or seven they put away "Cinderella" and her shoe fetish, "The Three Little Pigs" with their violation of building codes, "Miss Muffet" and her wellâ€shaped tuffetâ€”all forgotten or discounted.And maybe that's the way it has to be. To survive in the world, you have to give up the fantasies, the makeâ€believe.”

Source : Rob Thurman (2006). “Nightlife”, p.10, Penguin
“I think the greatest imagination we can exercise is one that imagines how someone else feels. Because you know how you feel, but so often we attribute our own feelings on to someone else.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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