"The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values."

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Source : Norman Thomas (1961). “Great Dissenters”

Norman Thomas

#Inspirational Quotes #Life Quotes #Loyalty Quotes

“Just because some people are fueled by drama doesn't mean you have to attend the performance.”
“As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence . . .”
“I didn't just want to be the one who was always looking around at the weird family members. I wanted to make my mistakes.”

Source : "Tig Notaro Is Not Afraid of the Dark". Interview With Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. November 26, 2016.
“Teaching was the most pleasant thing I did.”
“They import and they consume reality.”
“Haven't two hundred years of failed missionary work overseas taught anybody anything? You can't convert people to anything - whether religion, or something as inane as our flicks.”
“There are many forms of photography. I consider myself simply a recorder of that which I find of interest around me. I personally have no desire to create or stage direct ideas.”
“I am noticing that we're getting more and more people - and I don't know how to handle this - who come to me saying, "Would you pray for my son? Would you pray for my daughter?" I've been saying, "Pray for them yourself." But they don't want that because they think I've got something that's greater than what they have. I keep saying, "I don't! Not really. I got the title 'minister; but I don't want to exploit you. You do it, too." I think the way to solve it is to do it together. We're going to pray in community, you see?”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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