"Human beings invent just as many ways to sabotage their lives as to improve them."

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Source : Mark Goulston, Philip Goldberg (1996). “Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior”, p.177, Penguin

Mark Goulston

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“A performance is a conversation between you and an audience.”
“We all have to rise in the end, not just one or two who were smart enough, had will enough for their own salvation, but all the halt, the maimed and the blind of us which is most of us.”
“The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.”
“The winner leaves undefeated and a lot of people will say they are the top guy at welterweight. I would definitely like a crack at that title, being the top guy at welterweight.”

Source : Source: www.boxinginsider.com
“Spiritual practice is the capacity to offer your love even when you feel hurt, closed down, tense, angry, misunderstood, or hated.”
“For a driver to be driven by somebody else is an ordeal, for there are only three types of drivers: the too fast, the timid and oneself.”
“They say that instead of cursing the darkness, one should light a candle. Nothing is mentioned, though, about cursing a lack of candles.”
“When I came back from Pakistan, I wanted to take computer classes nearby. I asked my brother. I was in my home, cooking for my family, and all our relatives and guests. But I said, "I want to live my life as a woman, but I want to study." But, he told me, "Just study at home, you don't need to go out." He said, "If you go to the courses, what will our relatives say? They will lose respect for us." They told me, "We know you're feeling different, but we cannot do anything about it."”

Source : "Afghan graffiti artist risks her life to challenge the burqa under the Taliban". Interview with Katie Booth, womenintheworld.com. May 21, 2015.

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