"choice in any sphere is a peril, the basic division of peoples is of those who believe in choice and those who mistrust it."

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Source : Nayantara Sahgal (1963). “From fear set free”

Nayantara Sahgal

#Believe Quotes #Choices Quotes #Division Quotes

“People ask me all the time would I like to still be playing? No. I'm glad I played when I played.”
“It's absolutely imperative for the parents and the typical kids to have time by themselves, to go out to dinner or even go on vacation while someone else cares for the autistic child.”
“There is not a single loophole or curveball or open trench to fall into for the man or woman who walks the path that Christ walks. When He says, "Come, Follow Me" (Luke 18:22), He means that He knows where the quicksand is and where the thorns are and the best way to handle the slippery slope near the summit of our personal mountains. He knows it all, and He knows the way. He is the way.”
“When mortals are alive, they worry about death. When they're full, they worry about hunger. Theirs is the Great Uncertainty. But sages don't consider the past. And they don't worry about the future. Nor do they cling to the present. And from moment to moment they follow the Way.”

Source : Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.75, Macmillan
“I never wanted to give up. I thought I might have to. Especially at the beginning when chimpanzees had never seen a white person before.They gave one look at me and ran away! They were scared, but eventually I got their trust.”
“Women are much more comfortable making their own style rules now. They want pieces that will make their busy lives easier.”
“We have a small faction, and they are a minority, who believe they are there to govern. Then there is the majority of us who believe that indeed we are there to govern but more importantly we are there to be an opposition to the Democratic philosophy and the only way to do that is through confrontation.”

Source : Houston Chronicle, April 14, 1991.
“Parents shouldn't lie to their children-not even when they think it's for their own good. Even a little lie is dangerous ...”

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