"I believe one of the hardest things you can do is conquer your fears, but if you have a goal, then it's your job to open up and let it be real no matter how scary it seems."

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Audre Lorde

#Jobs Quotes #Real Quotes #Believe Quotes

“Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right.”

Source : The Lost World of the Kalahari ch. 3 (1958)
“That's how it is onlineâ€”there's no time in cyberspace. It's almost like everything physical evaporates, and it's just your mind and the different sites floating in a void.”
“A pipe for the hour of work; a cigarette for the hour of conception; a cigar for the hour of vacuity.”
“A bibliophile has approximately the same relationship to literature as a philatelist to geography.”
“Christianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. Thatâ€™s the Christianity I grew up with. Christianity can also be built around joining with the broken sinners and evildoers of our world crying out to God, groaning for grace. Thatâ€™s the Christianity I have fallen in love with.”

Source : Shane Claiborne (2010). “The Irresistible Revolution: Living As an Ordinary Radical”, p.196, ReadHowYouWant.com
“The more you focus, the more that focus becomes a habit.”

Source : "How Not to Spend Your Whole Day on Facebook". bigthink.com.
“I am not racked with self-loathing. Some issues of guilt and shame, but I'm a pretty good guy.”
“There are really only two options - you can feel things, or you can shut down. But, once you decide to feel things, you don't get to pick and choose what you feel.”

Source : Jim Palmer (2012). “Being Jesus in Nashville: Finding the Courage to Live Your Life (Whoever and Wherever You Are)”, p.114, iUniverse

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