"Victory becomes, to some degree, a state of mind. Knowing ourselves superior to the anxieties, troubles, and worries which obsess us, we are superior to them."

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Source : Basil King (2012). “The Conquest of Fear”, p.36, tredition

Basil King

#Knowing Quotes #Worry Quotes #Anxiety Quotes

“It used to be that we disagreed over the basic facts we were fighting over, and we had different opinions about them. Now I think we accept different sources of authority. ... And people can establish credibility on their own say-so as long as nobody follows the trail and calls them out on it.”
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.”
“Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha.”
“I get criticized for anything I do.”
“I was like, "Who the hell is Bob Dylan?" I was going to learn one song to appease my mom and alphabetically the first song in the book was "Absolutely Sweet Marie." When I heard it, it was like "Oh, there is something going on here. It's not like my parents' boring music that I don't care about. This is totally electrifying."”

Source : "Playground for the Perplexed". Interview with J.L. Sirisuk, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 5, 2015.
“Looks, health and elegance are what counts. Someone can look wonderful in a sweatsuit.”
“People everywhere feel differently at different times of their lives.”

Source : The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. September 23, 2014.
“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.”

Source : The Lathe of Heaven ch. 10 (1971)

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