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“I had a client who just wanted to entertain me the whole time, that is a defense against going deep, in my mind. What happens when the jokester is not allowed to deflect with humor? You then have to feel the pain, and learn that you can survive it. It makes you more resilient and stronger in the long run, and your sense of humor will always be there. Being able to see the funny is deep.”
Source : Source: www.psychologyart.com
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“The October Crisis was not just a crisis of the financial sector, but one arising from an ill-informed and erroneous mindset that still infects businesses in general and requires correction.”
Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
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“Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions.”
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“I'm a simple guy, you know? If I do something, it's not going to be, 'Look at this, look at that.' It just happens.”
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“When a miner looks at the rope that is to lower him into the deep mine, he may coolly say, "I have faith in that rope as well made and strong." But when he lays hold of it, and swings down by it into the tremendous chasm, then he is believing on the rope. Then he is trusting himself to the rope. It is not a mere opinion--it is an act. The miner lets go of every thing else, and bears his whole weight on those well braided strands of hemp. Now that is faith.”
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“The mind cannot support moral chaos for long. Men are under as strong a compulsion to invent an ethical setting for their behavior as spiders are to weave themselves webs”
Source : John Dos Passos (1956). “The Theme is Freedom”
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“An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher.”
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“I don't strive for balance. I just try to get through my to-do list, with my kids' homework being at the top of it, and then try to prepare for the next audition or whatever scene I'm shooting next. Balance.”
Source : "True Blood Actress Adina Porter: On Grief, Dedication, and Balance". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.