"A proud monk needs no demon. He has turned into one, an enemy to himself."

-- John Climacus

#Humility Quotes #Enemy Quotes #Needs Quotes

“A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.”
“We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.”
“Noah, from 'The Young Lions' (1958), was the best performance of my life. I couldn't have given more of myself. I'll never be able to do it again. Never.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“I was educated privately for free because I was a scholarship girl, 100% scholarship girl. I got it on my own merits. I would never dispute that I am a privileged person. Nevertheless, when I started work I made 11 grand a year. I got my book deal on my own, my father didn't write those books for me, I did all of that entirely on my own. I stood for parliament with the amazing support and help of my ex-husband, but it's not something that was handed to me like a peerage. I worked hard and was elected. So my achievements, such as they are, are my own.”
“I think the truth is that the Labour Party isn't believed any more because people suspect it will say anything to get votes. The rebuilding of some radical alternatives to Thatcherism - and by that I mean all-party Thatcherism - will require us to do some very difficult things”
“I have received my all from God. Oh, that I could return my all to God.”

Source : Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1765). “An Account of the Life of Dav. Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians”, p.171
“I have found that to love and be loved is the most empowering and exhilarating of all human emotions.”
“To work from nature is to improvise.”

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