"It is naive to think that self-assertiveness is easy. To live self-assertively--which means to live authentically--is an act of high courage. That is why so many people spend the better part of their lives in hiding--from others and also from themselves."

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Nathaniel Branden

#Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Self Quotes

“I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it's unavoidable.”
“I have worked really hard to defy categorization, to break down a taxonomy whenever it comes my way.”
“It's kind of strange to be a free soloist when you know so much about flying, because I'm playing two opposite games, or practicing two polar opposite arts. One is the art of not falling. The other one is flying. With both those things spinning in my mind, there's a lot to process and it's pretty mind-boggling.”

Source : Source: cynthialynnchronicles.com
“To make good use of life, one should have in youth the experience of advanced years, and in old age the vigor of youth.”

Source : François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.153
“Hold ever before you the vision of the new heaven and new earth.”
“Capitalism needs neither propaganda nor apostles. Its achievements speak for themselves. Capitalism delivers the goods.”
“I'm very emotional and possessive about all my films.”
“Teenagers are like cats - they have important business that doesn't involve mere humans.”

Source : Julie Smith (1997). “The Kindness of Strangers”, Fawcett

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