"In deep self-acceptance grows a compassionate understanding. As one Zen master said when I asked if he ever gets angry, 'Of course I get angry, but then a few minutes later I say to myself, 'What's the use of this,' and I let it go.'"

-- Jack Kornfield

#Letting Go Quotes #Acceptance Quotes #Self Quotes

“We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is antagonistic to the pursuit of justice.”
“The single biggest reason I got my stories taken in various literary magazines - and I want to stress this - is because I refused to give up. Period.”
“Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their needs. I believe the chief reason for this is that it is ruled by a small group of old men.”
“I really believe there are some people who hate to contemplate the happiness of others.”

Source : Jean Plaidy (2009). “Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria”, p.212, Broadway Books
“Above all, those to whom the care of young minds has been entrusted should see to it that they respect both the smallest and largest animals as beings which, like people, have been summoned to the joy of life...”
“Thankfully, dreams can change. If we'd all stuck with our first dream, the world would be overrun with cowboys and princesses.”
“Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.”
“Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.”

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