"There are some authors who contend that meanings and values are "nothing but defense mechanisms, reaction formations and sublimations." But as for myself, I would not be willing to live merely for the sake of my "defense mechanisms," nor would I be ready to die merely for the sake of my "reaction formations."

-- Viktor E. Frankl

#Sake Quotes #Defense Quotes #Reactions Quotes

“We live between two worlds; we soar in the atmosphere; we creep upon the soil; we have the aspirations of creators and the propensities of quadrupeds. There can be but one explanation of this fact. We are passing from the animal into a higher form, and the drama of this planet is in its second act.”

Source : William Winwood Reade (1892). “The Martyrdom of Man”
“I studied to be a chef as a side thing, a little hobby that I enjoyed doing, but I ended up falling madly in love with the food and the lifestyle.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The Greeks were the first boxers. Pugilism appears to have been one of the earliest distinctions in play and exercise that appeared between the Hellenes and their Asiatic fathers. The unarmed personal encounter was indicative of a sturdier manhood.”

Source : John Boyle O'Reilly (1888). “Ethics of Boxing and Manly Sport”
“A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good.”
“If I could, Sister James, I would certainly choose to live in innocence. But innocence can only be wisdom in a world without evil. Situations arise and we are confronted with wrongdoing and the need to act.”

Source : John Patrick Shanley (2008). “Doubt (movie tie-in edition)”, p.30, Theatre Communications Group
“You think we shouldn't anthropomorphize people?”
“Eating a slice of white bread is like eating pure sugar.”
“It isn't the big pleasures that count the most; it's making a great deal out of the little ones.”

Source : Jean Webster (2004). “Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy”, p.105, Penguin

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