"Most pointedly, nature-based people manifest the very qualities that contemporary psychotherapy, the recovery movement, and spiritual practices continually aim for: a visible sense of inner peace, unselfconscious humility, an urge to communal cooperation, and heartfelt appreciation for the world around them."

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Source : Chellis Glendinning (2007). “My Name Is Chellis and I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization”

Chellis Glendinning

#Spiritual Quotes #Appreciation Quotes #Recovery Quotes

“Yeah, well, wish in one hand, crap in the other, and see which fills up first”

Source : S. A. Bodeen (2008). “The Compound”, p.15, Feiwel & Friends
“...idea at play here is that of â€œmorality.â€ When young women are taught about morality, thereâ€™s not often talk of compassion, kindness, courage, or integrity. There is, however, a lot of talk about hymens”
“I felt so good when I fought Larry [Holmes]. When I fought Larry the first time, I mean, first time in my life, I mean, I could remember I wanted to fight.”
“I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world war if the nations of the world do not concert the method by which to prevent it.”
“Perfectionism may look good in his shiny shoes, but heâ€™s a little bit of an ***** and no one invites him to their pool parties.”
“I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being violent we have no future.”

Source : Edward Bond (2014). “Bond Plays: 2: Lear; The Sea; Narrow Road to the Deep North; Black Mass; Passion”, p.3, A&C Black
“I've thought about writing, but it hasn't happened yet. It's like schoolwork - you start doing your revisions two nights before you're compelled to turn it in.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.”

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