"Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue."

-- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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“Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.”
“In America we have only the bourgeoisie, and the love of the heroic is one of the few counterpoises available to us. In us the contempt for the heroic is only an extension of the perversion of the democratic principle that denies greatness and wants everyone to feel comfortable in his skin without having to suffer unpleasant comparisons. Students have not the slightest notion of what an achievement it is to free oneself from public guidance and find resources for guidance within oneself.”

Source : Allan Bloom (2008). “Closing of the American Mind”, p.66, Simon and Schuster
“I've known Timbaland for a while. We developed a friendship. He always said he would come back for me when he was ready, and he did. We've been rocking and rolling since we got together a couple of years ago. I'm blessed to be under his mentorship, and grateful he's opened so many doors for me.”
“Nothing sells tombstones like a Girl Scout in uniform.”

Source : "Scouting for the Reaper". Virginia Quarterly Review, Summer 2009.
“Emotional dependence is the opposite of emotional strength. It means needing to have others to survive, wanting others to "do it for us," and depending on others to give us our self-image, make our decisions, and take care of us financially. When we are emotionally dependent, we look to others for our happiness, our concept of "self," and our emotional well-being. Such vulnerability necessitates a search for and dependence on outer support for a sense of our own worth.”
“I love playing characters who are opposite of who I am.”
“Now and again I feel the astonishment of being alive like this, in this body.”

Source : Stephen Dunn (1995). “New and Selected Poems 1974-1994”, p.7, W. W. Norton & Company
“And truth severe, by fairy fiction drest.”

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