"Braai Day is a slap in the face of our efforts to regain who we are. And should make any self respecting South African cringe."

-- Simphiwe Dana

#Self Quotes #Effort Quotes #Who We Are Quotes

“It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood. I can always go to my family with any doubts or questions I may have.”

Source : "Vanessa Hudgens Interview BEASTLY". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 28, 2011.
“A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.”
“The bleak truth is that, under normal conditions, most of North America and Europe are buried under about 1.5km of ice. This bitterly frigid climate is interrupted occasionally by brief warm interglacials, typically lasting less than 10,000 years. The interglacial we have enjoyed throughout recorded human history, called the Holocene, began 11,000 years ago, so the ice is overdue, Chapman wrote. All those urging action to curb global warming need to take off the blinkers and give some thought to what we should do if we are facing global cooling instead.”
“I wasn't a very good teacher.”

Source : "Amos Lee sings of love, loss and hope". Interview with Denise Quan, www.cnn.com. January 18, 2011.
“A judgmental attitude helps neither ourselves nor others. Arguing or preaching rarely changes other people. Even if our opinions are justified, criticizing others usually makes them wary and defensive. And it takes our attention away from our own lives, which we can change.”

Source : Diane Dreher (2000). “The Tao of Inner Peace: A Guide to Inner Peace”, Plume
“The spirit is so near that you can't see it! But reach for it... don't be a jar, full of water, whose rim is always dry. Don't be the rider who gallops all night and never sees the horse that is beneath him.”
“I am attracted to the dark side of life!”
“I live in London and I love living in a gun free environment and long may it continue.”

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