"When a person identifies himself with a group his critical faculties are diminished and his passions enhanced by a kind of emotive resonance. The individual is not a killer, the group is, and by identifying with it, the individual becomes one. This is the infernal dialect reflected in man's history."

-- Arthur Koestler

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“Repose without stagnation is the state most favorable to happiness. "The great felicity of life," says Seneca, "is to be without perturbations.”
“I don't have children, but we all want to protect whatever we love in life.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I think it is going to be very difficult for any church that still calls itself a church, never to try and convince someone that their religion is the best one.”
“Only by awakening can you know the true meaning of that word.”
“Your destiny is in your hands. Creating the life you want is only, and always, up to you.”
“Going back to a simpler life based on living by sufficiency rather than excess is not a step backward. Rather, returning to a simpler way allows us to regain our dignity, puts us in touch with the land, and makes us value human contact again.”
“If you are born into a family with little money but a lot of love, you will find yourself more content than one who is born with a silver spoon and an empty home.”

Source : Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.
“Each time your mind changes your whole world is changed.”

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