"I am who I am. A coincidence no less unthinkable than any other."

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Source : Wislawa Szymborska (2015). “Poems New and Collected”, p.267, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Wislawa Szymborska

#Who I Am Quotes #I Am Who I Am Quotes #Coincidence Quotes

“If there is a fear of falling, the only safety consists in deliberately jumping.”
“Within us is the soul of the whole, the wise silence, the universal beauty, the eternal One.”
“If you raise your standards but don't really believe you can meet them, you've already sabotaged yourself. You won't even try; you'll be lacking the sense of certainty that allows you to tap the deepest capacity that's within you... Our beliefs are like unquestioned commands, telling us how things are, what's possible and impossible and what we can and can not do. They shape every action, every thought and every feeling that we experience. As a result, changing our belief systems is central to making any real and lasting change in our lives.”
“There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the economic and the physical infrastructure of our country and then to rebuild us, frankly, on a spiritual level.”
“I often say that I'm a Buddhist-Episcopalian. I say that partly to annoy people.I like to annoy people who think that a religion can contain the whole truth. No religion, it seems to me, contains the whole truth. I think it's mad to think that there is nothing to learn from other traditions and civilizations. If you accept that other religions have something to offer and you learn from them, that is what you become: a Buddhist-Episcopalian or a Hindu-Muslim or whatever.”
“What is meant by believing in Christ but just going with trusting and loving hearts, and committing to His love and power ourselves, our souls, and all that concerns us for time and eternity?”

Source : Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd (1867). “Counsel and Comfort Spoken from a City Pulpit”, p.290
“God created everything by number, weight and measure.”
“Well one thing's for sure.. all you really need is love.”

Source : Song: All You Really Need Is Love, Album: Part II, 2001

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