"The belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece."

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Source : James Theodore Bent, Al. N. Oikonomidēs (1965). “Aegean Islands; the Cyclades, Or; Life Among the Insular Greeks”, Chicago, Argonaut

James Theodore Bent

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“In their pure form, the martial arts demand the intense awareness of the meditative mind, and have nothing to do with anger or wanton aggression. A practitioner is taught from the outset that the skills must never be used for personal gain, but only in self-defence or in the protection of others -- and even then only enough force as is absolutely necessary should be used.”
“In real life, as well as in experiments, people can come to believe things that never really happened.”

Source : "Eyewitness Testimony". Book by Elizabeth Loftus, 1979.
“Independence is a state of mind. Independence is spirit without category.”
“I feel uncomfortable because I'm insecure about who I am.”
“Some have been to the mountain. I have been to my knees by the side of my bed.”
“At the heart of all photography is an urge to express our deepest personal feelings - to reveal our inner, hidden selves, to unlock the artist. Those of us who become photographers are never satisfied with just looking at someone else's expression of something that is dear to us. We must produce our own images, instead of buying postcards and photo books. We seek to make our own statements of individuality.”
“I gotta pound the keys for the ideas to flow.”
“New Zealand was colonised initially by those Australians who had the initiative to escape.”

Source : Robert David Muldoon (1981). “My Way”, Wellington : Reed

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