"To live with the terrible truths about ourselves is the only way of not living them out. A need denied has infinitely more power than a need accepted."

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Source : Jo Coudert (2003). “Advice from a Failure”, p.143, iUniverse

Jo Coudert

#Needs Quotes #Denial Quotes #Way Quotes

“An expert is someone who tells you why you can't do something.”
“I have done much reporting in what might be termed the religious field. I have interviewed dozens of people-maybe hundreds-asking questions about their beliefs. Some impressed me more than others, but it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that the gift of faith (and I think it is a gift) is the most valuable one of all. People who have it are stronger-and kinder-and more unselfish-and happier. It's as simple (and as mysterious) as that.”

Source : John Dominic Crossan (2010). “The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant”, p.28, Harper Collins
“Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic.”

Source : Lilian Jackson Braun (1989). “The Cat Who Went Underground”, p.59, Penguin
“Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.”
“Each child belongs to all of us and they will bring us a tomorrow in direct relation to the responsibility we have shown to them.”
“Stupid, fragile mortals.”
“I do think that the banking system is now in the most perilous state we've seen in over 70 years.”
“I think everybody has a little bit of an ***** inside of them.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com

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