"That is our vocation: to convert the enemy into a guest and to create the free and fearless space where brotherhood and sisterhood can be formed and fully experienced."

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Henri Nouwen

#Sisterhood Quotes #Space Quotes #Fearless Quotes

“And I always read the English translation and always have conversations with my translator, for example about the names. I always have to approve it.”
“It is a common teaching of the Saints that one of the principal means of leading a good and exemplary life is certainly modesty and the mortification of the eyes. Just as there is nothing better than modesty to preserve devotion in a soul and to edify one's neighbor, so too, there is nothing worse than immodesty and licentious glances to expose a person to the danger of becoming lax and loose in morals.”
“In my research, what I found most interesting was how common and ordinary magic was to people in the past.”
“It's better to leave them wanting more than to be the show where people are like, "Oh, that's still on the air?"”
“Everybody wants to win. You know, nobody ever wants to feel like they lost. That was probably one of biggest lessons I learned. You don't want to be that guy sort of banging fist on table telling somebody what you want. People want to feel like they had enough value on both sides that the deal worked out on both ends. I had an incredible team in place that really supported me and I would not have been able to get the deal done had it not been for those people.”
“...things I had come to find humor in would make your honest man swoon.”
“You go for it. All the stops are out. Caution is to the wind, and you're battling with everything you have. That's the real fun of the game.”
“Forget trendy designer labels. Jeans, a sweater or a t-shirt worn under a jacket that seems welded to you. When it's just right, when you don't see the effort, it's irresistible.”

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