"The world supports a multi-million dollar industry of intelligence and ability research, but it devotes virtually nothing to determine why this intelligence is squandered by engaging in amazing, breathtaking acts of stupidity."

-- Robert Sternberg

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“When a woman has seen me, as you have, she belongs to me. She loves me forever.”
“The mental ability to concentrate is inherent to all; it is not extraordinary or mysterious. Meditation is not something that a Yogi has to teach you; you already have the ability to shut out thoughts.”
“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!”
“I came in as an established artist. People were hiring me for what I did and for who I was. I think that has given me a vast amount of leeway; I feel so lucky that I came in that way.”
“I feel like I needed a balance. I don't want to forget about my personal life and spending time with myself.”
“He is my fate. He's my soul mate. He pervades my whole existence. So, of course, I often ignore him.”
“I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.”
“Your path is your own, but you must walk side by side with others, with compassion and generosity as your beacons. If anything is required it is this: fearlessness in your examination of life and death; Willingness to continually grow; and openness to the possibility that the ordinary is extraordinary, and that your joys and your sorrows have meaning and mystery”

Source : Elizabeth Lesser (1999). “The New American Spirituality: A Seeker's Guide”, Random House Incorporated

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