"Our hypotheses are initially rooted in theoretical consistency and elegance, but...ultimatel y it is experiment not rigid belief that determines what is correct."

-- Lisa Randall

#Consistency Quotes #Belief Quotes #Elegance Quotes

“A Marine knows that pride is the bedrock upon which he will lay the foundation of his life, and on that foundation he will build the structure by which the worth of his existence and the measure of his accomplishments will be judged.”
“The last time I saw Elvis was when I played my second New Years Eve show for him in 1970.”
“Willpower should be understood to be the strength of the mind, which makes it capable of meeting success or failure with equanimity. Â It is not synonymous with certain success. Â Why should one's attempts always be attended by success? Â Success breeds arrogance and man's spiritual progress is thus arrested. Â Failure, on the other hand, is beneficial, inasmuch as it opens his eyes to his limitations and prepares him to surrender himself. Â Self surrender is synonymous with eternal happiness.”
“Apology sends the clearest signal that we have the strength of character to reconcile ourselves with the truth.”

Source : John Kador (2009). “Effective Apology: Mending Fences, Building Bridges, and Restoring Trust”, p.3, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“It is no exaggeration to say that every human being is hypnotized to some extent either by ideas he has uncritically accepted from others or ideas he has repeated to himself or convinced himself are true. These negative ideas have exactly the same effect upon our behavior as the negative ideas implanted into the mind of a hypnotized subject by a professional hypnotist.”
“If nobody will help you do it alone!”
“Love may, indeed, love the beloved when her beauty is lost: but not because it is lost. Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal. Love is more sensitive than hatred itself to every blemish in the belovedâ€¦ Of all powers he forgives most, but he condones least: he is pleased with little, but demands all.”
“In believing too much in rationality, our contemporaries have lost something.”

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