"In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed, we see most dimly the objects which are close around us."

-- Richard Whately

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“Women have to be the biggest champions in the world of other women's choices.”
“The self-talk of the ego-mind is so busy describing what is happening, judging whether it is good or bad for us, and telling us what we should think and do, that there is little opportunity for our inner knowing to be heard. Instead we remain attached to our assumptions, dreaming of the fulfillment we believe they will bring.”
“There's something about [pain] that excites me. If I'm feeling really awful about something, it's because I haven't experienced it before. There's something I need to learn from it.”
“The voice of wisdom is inherent within us and willing to guide us when we stop to listen. Of course, there are times when we feel we've been still as stone, and the still, small voice is still too quiet to hear. When this happens, the challenge is to practice quieting your mind anyway. Stopping and asking, quieting and listening, trusting and waiting. Waiting is difficult but worth the effort because a quiet, uncluttered mind is a natural antenna for whispers of wisdom from within.”

Source : Sue Patton Thoele (2008). “The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart”, p.97, New Harbinger Publications
“A Financial Research Corporation study determined that the expense ratio is the only reliable predictor of future mutual fund performance.”
“The devil doesn't wear prada; I'm clearly in a -- white tee.”

Source : "Song: "Goblin"("Goblin")". 2011.
“I hate sports. My reaction to the ball is this [kicks soccer ball] Don't kick it back to me. I don't wanna see it again.”
“DNA ties us all together; we share ancestry with barracuda and bacteria and mushrooms, if you go far enough back.”

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