"Compassion has been advocated by all the great faiths because it has been found to be the safest and surest means of attaining enlightenment. It dethrones the ego from the center of our lives and puts others there, breaking down the carapace of the selfishness that holds us back from an experience of the sacred. And it gives us ecstasy, broadening our perspectives and giving us a larger, enhanced vision."

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Source : Karen Armstrong (2010). “The Spiral Staircase”, p.331, Vintage Canada

Karen Armstrong

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“The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.”

Source : Ina May Gaskin (2011). “Birth Matters: How What We Don't Know About Nature, Bodies, and Surgery Can Hurt Us”, p.6, Seven Stories Press
“For the first time in my life, I put my body and reputation on the line to stand up for my beliefs and do the right thing. I hope I've encouraged other people to do the same.”
“So many people's school experience contains at least one instance of being looked down upon because they didn't care for one or more of the sacred mutant outcroppings of High Modernism, and they concluded from this that Literature is all about impenetrable stuff that they don't like. That damn Hemingway with his crazy free verse.”

Source : "Oh No Lev Grossman No". nielsenhayden.com. August 30, 2009.
“If everything was perfect, it would always be a person-first conversation, but whenever I have the opportunity, I lead with my personality. If they're looking and seeing the disability first or the chair first, I know that I have the ability to change that.”
“When circumstances defy order, order should bend or break: anomalies and uncertainties give validity to architecture.”

Source : Robert Venturi, Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) (1977). “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture”, p.41, The Museum of Modern Art
“I absorb the science section of 'The New York Times.' You know, I have a degree: I'm an A.A.D. Almost a Doctor.”

Source : "Beauty Queen: The Evelyn Lauder Interview". Interview with Rob Haskell, www.harpersbazaar.com. July 14, 2011.
“I like when people question if the characters are really villains or protagonists. These types are very interesting to write about.”

Source : Source: www.blackfive.net
“My life is as good as an Abba song. Itâ€™s as good as Dancing Queen.”

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