"Each community has a curious and distorted image of itself which is always flattering."

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Source : Carl Eckart (1984). “Our Modern Idol, Mathematical Science”

Carl Eckart

#Community Quotes #Curious Quotes #Flattering Quotes

“You only have to look at the Medusa straight on to see her. And she's not deadly. She's beautiful and she's laughing.”

Source : "The Laugh of the Medusa". Article by Hélène Cixous, Keith Cohen and Paula Cohen. Signs, Volume 1, No. 4, pp. 875-893, www.jstor.org. Summer 1976.
“As a mother, I know that homosexuals cannot biologically reproduce children; therefore, they must recruit our children.”

Source : "HBO to Develop a Biopic About Anti-Gay Activist Anita Bryant" by Michael Sullivan, collider.com. February 02, 2010.
“Here's kind of my motto - if you're not happy at home, you're not happy anywhere else.”
“Given my own circumstances, I find that anything can turn out to belong nearly anywhere.”
“Leadership is not about sitting and presiding, it's about a going somewhere. To be buoyant, you must not only ignite passion around a common quest, you must also mobilize your team to take a journey with you toward a common destination, or what I call a "real ambition."”
“There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top.”
“I can only hold on to the things I want to lose.”
“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.”

Source : Mary Anne Radmacher (2010). “Live with Intention: Rediscovering What We Deeply Know”, p.2, Conari Press

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