"The important thing was that we were being polite and not saying all the things that were making us unhappy, which was the only way we knew how to love each other."

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Source : Ruth Ozeki (2013). “A Tale for the Time Being”, p.45, Canongate Books

Ruth Ozeki

#Important Quotes #Unhappy Quotes #Way Quotes

“I think film likes me better than the theatre does for some reason.”
“Worship is more than music. Itâ€™s about these moments we have together as a family, as the church, and a good testimony can be a part of that. Prayer, preaching, the Word of Godâ€¦ these are all things that can be powerful elements as we plan a worship service. And ultimately, you want people leaving your church saying, â€˜It was good to have been in the house of the Lord.”
“Stop thinking... Start doing. Think less... Do more. Do the thing... And you will know the way.”
“Ressentiment is a self-poisoning of the mind which has quite definite causes and consequences. It is a lasting mental attitude, caused by the systematic repression of certain emotions and affects which, as such are normal components of human nature. Their repression leads to the constant tendency to indulge in certain kinds of value delusions and corresponding value judgments. The emotions and affects primarily concerned are revenge, hatred, malice, envy, the impulse to detract, and spite.”

Source : Max Scheler, Harold J. Bershady (1992). “On Feeling, Knowing, and Valuing: Selected Writings”, p.117, University of Chicago Press
“The world's No. 1 tennis player spends 90 percent of his time winning, while the world's No. 1 golfer spends 90 percent of his time losing. Golfers are great losers.”
“Like all religions, love has more believers than practitioners.”

Source : Natalie Clifford Barney, Anna Livia (1992). “A Perilous Advantage: The Best of Natalie Clifford Barney”, p.111, New Victoria Publishers
“First, do it. Second, do it well. Third, do it well and fast â€” that means you're a professional.”
“Know that Truth sees through bullshit. So if you can't handle looking at Truth, you must be a Devil's culprit.”

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