"The self-assured strength that grows from knowing that we already have what we need makes us gentle, because we are no longer desperate."

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Source : Sakyong Mipham (2005). “Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life”, p.84, Harmony

Sakyong Mipham

#Knowing Quotes #Self Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I think honestly that Michael [Gove] came to this decision[Prime Minister candidate] very late, that he needed to step up.”
“A lot of period dramas can appear quite arch to most people, stuffy.”
“...The more a person is inclined to gratitude, the less likely he or she is to be depressed, anxious, lonely, envious, or neurotic.”

Source : Sonja Lyubomirsky (2007). “The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want”, p.81, Penguin
“Don't let a grade decide your self-worth. Personally, in my opinion, someone should gauge their self-worth on what they've accomplished that makes them feel good... not in the hedonist aspect, but in the sense of personal accomplishment, as far as what they've accomplished for them, as far as their self-development and creativity is concerned.”
“There is only one proved method of assisting the advancement of pure science-that of picking men of genius, backing them heavily, and leaving them to direct themselves.”

Source : Letter to the Editor, N.Y. Times, 13 Aug. 1945
“We live now in an era where normal values have been displaced. The good is called bad, the bad - good.”
“A minor symptom of wars is the cancerous growth of committees.”
“You will act like the sort of person you conceive yourself to be.”

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