"Most of us are shrinking in the face of psycho-social and physical poisons, of the toxins of our world. But compassion, the generation of compassion, actually mobilizes our immunity."

-- Joan Halifax

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“I think we certainly benefit from social institutions which encourage us towards moral behavior. It's very important to have law. It's very important to have a moral education.”
“I'm the kind of person who does not remember bad things.”
“Those most likely to be raped or sexually assaulted are young women between the ages of 16 and 24, women with their whole lives ahead of them. This one act of violence will alter their lives forever.”
“I think it's fair to have a vote on a resolution for censure.”
“The best part of acting is the rehearsal, because that is where the real discovery comes. And if you're lucky, some of that actually makes it onto the page and some of that actually makes it onto the screen.”

Source : Source: www.washingtontimes.com
“There is a decided bias against things Christian.”
“As to modesty and decency, if we are simians we have done well, considering: but if we are something else-fallen angels-we have indeed fallen far.”

Source : Clarence Day, Jr. (2004). “This Simian World”, p.56, 1st World Publishing
“Sometimes the best cure for lifeâ€™s woes is a sense of humor.”

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