"Contrary to what we may have been taught to think, unnecessary and unchosen suffering wounds us but need not scar us for life. It does mark us. What we allow the mark of our suffering to become is in our own hands."

-- Bell Hooks

#Thinking Quotes #Hands Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“Certainty ends inquiry.”
“Owning stocks is like having children - don't get involved with more than you can handle.”
“In the real world, illiquid assets carry a discount.”
“They were involved in a firefight and felt they were surrounded. Whether they escaped from that and were fleeing and went in the wrong direction, we don't know.”
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate.”
“People attach too much importance to intangibles like heart, desire and clutch hitting.”
“I believe there need to be women visual in our every day landscape, working hard and doing their own thing, whether you like it or not, whether it's acceptable or not...I especially hope to inspire young women because often I feel like so much emphasis is put on how beautiful you are, and how thin you are, and not a lot of emphasis is put on what you can do and how smart you are. I'd like to change that, change the emphasis of what's important when looking at a woman.”
“A realization of the Presence of God is the most powerful healing agency known to the mind of man.”

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