"We can live a more relaxed life. We can accept that our decisions aren't rational, that we are always conditioned by society; that we lose something every time we choose something else, and that we can't truly control the consequences of our decisions."

-- Renata Salecl

#Decision Quotes #Accepting Quotes #Rational Quotes

“I taught myself to tune in to another persons wavelength, figure out what they were looking for, and try to project that thing back at them.”
“letting be is as important as mastering. Our tradition has encouraged us to be effective, to make or fabricate but not to let be born or let be.”

Source : Luce Irigaray (2008). “Sharing the world”, Continuum Intl Pub Group
“Clear, crisp, and compelling. . . . Mitzvah Girls is a thoughtful look at the world of Jewish girls who grow up in 21st-century America, but don't really.”
“Murder may pass unpunishd for a time, But tardy justice will oertake the crime.”
“Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.”
“On Sept 15th [1852] Mr Goulburn, Chancellor of the Exchequer, asked my opinion on the utility of Mr Babbage's calculating machine, and the propriety of spending further sums of money on it. I replied, entering fully into the matter, and giving my opinion that it was worthless.”
“I sometimes wonder ... if the land is not destroying the people who inhabit it as the people who inhabit it are destroying the land. A magic continent, a Peculiar Treasure, stuffed with riches, millions in it are starving in the midst of plenty.”
“I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. It's a great dynamic.”

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