"As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion."

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Pema Chodron

#Compassion Quotes #Long Quotes #Perfection Quotes

“I don't think I've had a holiday in my entire life that wasn't about my dad's work.”
“Ethics and aesthetics are one.”
“Revelation is always measured by capacity.”

Source : Margaret Fairless Barber (1922). “The Roadmender”
“I know the responsibility that entails from telling a story. The one thing I despise the most is when I go to a movie and I see a whole bunch of lazy actors making me waste my time and money.”
“The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.”
“Man is not the centre. God does not exist for the sake of man. Man does not exist for his own sake.”
“The eternal destiny of human beings will be measured by how much or how little solidarity we have displayed with the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, and the oppressed. In the end we will be judged in terms of love.”

Source : Leonardo Boff (1980). “The Way of the Cross: Way of Justice”
“Tel Aviv is a dynamic international city with a lot of smart people, great fashion and food. I've met a lot of amazing people and there's this great energy everywhere.”

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