"The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action."

-- John Dewey

#Spiritual Quotes #Self Quotes #Choices Quotes

“You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not that important.”
“Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom may lead to many transgressions, but it lends even to vices a less ignoble form.”
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.”

Source : Henry Van Dyke, “Time Is”
“Most new discoveries are suddenly-seen things that were always there. A new idea is a light that illuminates presences which simply had no form before the light fell on them.”
“Freedom of teaching and of opinion in book or press is the foundation for the sound and natural development of any people.”
“I did decide that you have to put your name about a bit, and so, although I would have preferred to have never done publicity or an interview or a fashion shoot for a magazine or a chat show.”
“Jeff Bezos is opening a retail store and owns a newspaper. Turns out everything we thought about the Internet is wrong.”
“A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experiences. Like a complex wine, she can be alternately sweet, tart, sparkling, mellow. She is both maternal and playful. Assured, alluring, and resourceful.”

Source : Gail Sheehy (2006). “Sex and the Seasoned Woman: Pursuing the Passionate Life”, Random House Incorporated

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