"We live in stories. What we are is stories. We do things because of what is called character, and our character is formed by the stories we learn to live in."

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Source : William Kittredge (1996). “Who Owns the West?”

William Kittredge

#Character Quotes #Stories Quotes

“to feed, help, protect, comfort, console, support, nurse, or heal to be fed, helped, nursed, protected, comforted, consoled, supported, nursed, or healed to form mutually enjoyable, enduring, cooperating and reciprocating relationship with Other, with an equal to be forgiven to be loved to be free”

Source : Sarah Kane, David Greig (2001). “Kane: Complete Plays: Blasted; Phaedra's Love; Cleansed; Crave; 4.48 Psychosis; Skin”, p.235, A&C Black
“The Father did not require the death of Christ to persuade Him to love us. Christ died because the Father loves us.”
“Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. When consciously and kindly focusing awareness on life as it unfolds minute by precious minute, you are better able to savor each experience. Also, being closely attentive gives you the opportunity to change unwise or painful feelings and responses quickly. In fact, being truly present in a mindful way is an excellent stress reducer and, because of that, can be seen as consciousness conditioning, a strengthening workout for body, mind, heart, and spirit.”

Source : Sue Patton Thoele (2008). “The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart”, p.9, New Harbinger Publications
“Until the lion learns to speak, the tales of hunting will be weak.”

Source : Song: Until the Lion Learns to Speak
“This is a magical and inspiring metaphor through which adult readers will identify anger issues and discover practical methods to energize enduring change.”
“I love round people, I love skinny people. I love people in general; we've got to get past labels and stop being so critical about everything.”

Source : "David Arquette Furious Over New York Times' Blogger's Comments About Courteney Cox's Weight" by Hollie McKay, www.foxnews.com. January 25, 2010.
“It's too bad, but the way American people are, now that they have all this capability, instead of taking advantage of it, they'll probably just piss it all away.”
“If men can quilt and take over the kitchen, then women can pick up a wrench and fix a leaky pipe.”

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