"Moods are such an essential part of the substance of life, of one's notion of oneself, that even psychotic extremes in mood and behavior somehow can be seen as temporary, even understandable, reactions to what life has dealt."

-- Kay Redfield Jamison

#Substance Quotes #Essentials Quotes #Behavior Quotes

“Being a mom has been the greatest job of my life. I am so proud of the people my children are. I can't really say why they've turned out so well. I think there's an enormous amount of honesty and communication in our home. I always tell my kids they can tell me anything and I will never judge them. Consequently, they do!”
“I never hated a man enough to give him diamonds back.”

Source : Quoted in Observer (London), 28 Aug. 1957
“Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.”
“If we have not changed, we have not learned”

Source : John G. Miller (2001). “QBQ!: The Question Behind the Question”
“PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme. . . . not be confused with that of foreordination. The difference is great enough to have deluged Christendom with ink, to say nothing of the gore.”
“I think a book is your calling card, your business card.”
“Wir mussen wissen. Wir werden wissen. We must know. We will know. Inscribed on his tomb in Gilttingen.”
“It's such a capricious, strange existence, basing your life on the whims of others, and basing your ebbs and flows of confidence and lack of confidence on the fact that people either choose you or don't.”

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