"In a basic sense, the greater the development of each individual the more able, more effective, and less needy of limiting or restricting others she or he will be."

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Source : Jean Baker Miller (2012). “Toward a New Psychology of Women”, p.116, Beacon Press

Jean Baker Miller

#Development Quotes #Able Quotes #Individual Quotes

“There's a phrase, "sitzfleisch", which means just plain sitting on your ***** and getting it done. Just showing up for work. My uncle Raphael was a painter, and he used to say, "If the muse is late for work, start without her". You have to be there. You have to be there, and do it, and grind it out, even when it is grinding and you know you're probably going to rewrite all this tomorrow.”
“[Truman Capote] was not only just selling his writing, but he was selling himself as a person.”
“Never trust a politician, Todd. They have no fixed center, so you can never believe them.”
“I love to read, and I like the fact that there's some silence in my life.”
“there won't be any pain, he promised. Only an eternity together. Come back to me. (Stanton, book #5)”
“Who set Rome on fire? The man we must admire. For killing his wife, and taking the life of mother and brother and so many others, while plucking his damnable lyre.”

Source : Paul L. Maier (1991). “The Flames of Rome”, p.298, Kregel Publications
“My fear of flying starts as soon as I buckle myself in and then the guy up front mumbles a few unintelligible words then before I know it I'm thrust into the back of my seat by acceleration that seems way too fast and the rest of the trip is an endless nightmare of turbulence, of near misses. And then the cabbie drops me off at the airport.”
“Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.”

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