"Jane Jacobs work wouldnt have been complete if it hadn't inspired others to carry it on, and evolve Jane's groundbreaking accomplishments so that the essential kernel of thought remains relevant for future generations. The essayists in What We See have built on those essential footholds that people who have never heard of Jane Jacobs will benefit from for decades."

-- Majora Carter

#People Quotes #Accomplishment Quotes #Inspired Quotes

“Better a little chiding than a great deal of heartbreak.”
“Once you told yourself a story enough times, it was so easy to keep on believing it.”
“If you want to grow, you must learn to let go.”
“If aspects of the person remain undigested-cut off, denied, projected, rejected, indulged, or otherwise unassimilated-they become the points around which the core forces of greed, hatred and delusion attach themselves.”

Source : Mark Epstein (2013). “Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective”, p.23, Basic Books
“Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are few existences.”
“If our 'message' is anything, it's a positive approach to life. That life is basically good. People are basically good.”
“Perhaps sometimes life shows you a side of itself which leaves you with nothing more to say”

Source : Alessandro Baricco (1998). “Silk”, Vintage
“Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.”

Source : Song: Against The Wind, Album: Against the Wind, 1980

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