"The only way to change American society, and indeed I think this is true of other societies as well, is for people to discover the power latent in the cooperative roles that they play in a range of institutions."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Frances Fox Piven

#Thinking Quotes #Play Quotes #People Quotes

“The good is the enemy of the best.”

Source : Robert Fitzgerald, Ed Dowling, Bill W. (1995). “The Soul of Sponsorship: The Friendship of Fr. Ed Dowling, S. J. and Bill Wilson in Letters”, p.77, Hazelden Publishing
“Once I'm satisfied and I've made enough money where I can afford to live in Malibu, because it's very expensive, I will definitely be back there.”

Source : Seventeen Interview, www.seventeen.com. April 8, 2008.
“Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.”
“It is odd how one can feel like someone else early in the morning - bigger, cleaner, so much more alive.”

Source : Maureen Daly (2010). “Seventeenth Summer”, p.271, Simon and Schuster
“Awareness cannot be taught, and when it is present it has no context. All contexts are created by thought and are therefore corruptible by thought. Awareness simply throws light on what is, without any separation whatsoever.”

Source : Toni Packer (1995). “The Work of This Moment”, Tuttle Publishing
“An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.”
“I originally started it to help me with anxiety & insomnia. Itâ€™s already made my life waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better & even with my stage fright. Which I used to think there was no cure forâ€¦Last night was the first night Iâ€™ve slept 8 hours naturally in my entire life. I felt the best I have in ages. Itâ€™s better than any medication or all of the other nonsense Iâ€™ve tried.”
“Make yourself happy and surround yourself with people who are cool with that.”

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