"The specific goals we set for ourselves are almost always subsidiary to our long range intentions. A good parent, a good neighbour, a good citizen, is not good because his specific goals are acceptable, but because his successive goals are ordered to a dependable and socially desirable set of values. (1947)"

-- Gordon Allport

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“I had jumped off the edge, and then, at the very last moment, something reached out and caught me in midair. That something is what I define as love. It is the one thing that can stop a man from falling, powerful enough to negate the laws of gravity.”

Source : Paul Auster (2010). “Moon Palace: A Novel (Penguin Ink)”, p.45, Penguin
“If you see that your sport is changing, you need to change yourself and think about it and work with people around you who are really smart in what they do, whether as a coach or as a managing director.”
“Well, you know, when people say stuff about you, it's always really flattering. But does it mean anything to me? It's not really real to me; there's no reality to it.”
“I would want to have Spider-Man's web slinging abilities. I always thought it'd be cool to swing around the city jumping off of buildings and free diving.”

Source : Source: www.seventeen.com
“A woman came up to me after one of the screenings with tears pouring down her face and sobbed, You've defined my entire life for me on the screen.”
“What ever the motive for the insult, it is always best to overlook it; for folly doesn't deserve resentment, and malice is punished by neglect.”
“Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people brings happiness.”
“There ought to be a room in every house to swear in. It's dangerous to have to repress an emotion like that.”

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