"It's a matter of whether you see the self as fundamentally in relationship to other selves or not - whether you see the boundary between self and the world as relatively permeable, which makes you "interdependent" (collectivist) in outlook, or relatively impermeable, which makes you "independent" (individualistic)."

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Source : "Interview with Gish Jen: Tiger Writer". Interview with Jennifer Haupt, www.psychologytoday.com. December 1, 2013.

Gish Jen

#Independent Quotes #Self Quotes #World Quotes

“More than in any other human relationship, overwhelmingly more, motherhood means being instantly interruptible, responsive, and responsible”
“That there is a Devil, is a thing doubted by none but such as are under the influences of the Devil.”

Source : The Wonders of the Invisible World (1692)
“Thats the beauty of sport. Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry”
“Enterprise Washington is economic development in areas of high unemployment around the state of Washington.”
“Being able to work as part of a team is essential. You learn to give as well as receive support. I have learnt to be focused and I have carried this with me elsewhere in my life. I am also a safer driver and I am a stronger person mentally as I am constantly under pressure and have to deal with things.”
“My fans and I have that special connection because whenever we talk on Twitter and Facebook we really have that one on one connection and I feel that's important.”
“The future is made of the same stuff as the present.”
“The most extraordinary discoveries are made when the artist is overwhelmed by what he has to say.”

Source : Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1976). “My sister, life and other poems”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

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