"The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation; it is understanding."

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Source : Winifred Holtby (2007). “Virginia Woolf: A Critical Memoir”, Bloomsbury Academic

Winifred Holtby

#Inspirational Life Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Crowns Quotes

“I often say that good crisis management is good decision-making under stress.”
“Permaculture gives us a toolkit for moving from a culture of fear and scarcity to one of love and abundance”
“The past cannot be changed or forgotten, edited or erased. It can only be accepted.”
“At one time I thought the Editor of the Lancet would kindly publish a letter from me on the subject, but further reflection led me to doubt whether so insignificant an individual would be noticed without some special introduction.”

Source : William Banting (1864). “Letter on Corpulence: Addressed to the Public”, p.9
“I do keep up at night. I try not to let my mind go to extremes in the middle of the night because it would be better to turn all that stuff into dreams; it would be better if I was sleeping, because dreams become good metaphors for what's really going on inside of you.”

Source : Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. November 18, 2009.
“How do we slow down what matters the most and speed up what benefits change and progress? We don't want to impede progress, but we are seeking reconnection to ourselves, to each other, and with the world.”
“Every one of us, no matter how damaged or abnormal or shut down, we're all looking for love. Every person needs love in this world, but our views on what love is vary enormously.”

Source : "Olga Kurylenko: 'You never really leave a Terrence Malick film'". Interview with Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2013.
“Love is meant for husbands, but my love for Hitler is stronger, I would give my life for it.”

Source : "Hitler's women" by Guido Knopp, 2001.

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