"The most elusive knowledge of all is self-knowledge."

-- Mirra Komarovsky

#Self Quotes #Self Knowledge Quotes #Elusive Quotes

“You can have an elected parliament that makes laws, but if the judiciary is appointed by the Supreme Leader - who is a representative of God - then you're kind of at an impasse.”

Source : "Lipstick Jihad: An Interview With Azadeh Moaveni". Interview with Michal Lumsden, www.motherjones.com. March 9, 2005.
“When I started to pick up the bass, it was purely by random chance.”
“It is not, then, in the content or substance of folly that its difference from truth lies, but in where it comes from. It comes not from 'the wise man's mouth' but from the mouth of the subject assumed not to know and speak the truth.”
“Remember, what may appear to be the source of one's strength can often also be the source of one's weakness.”

Source : Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.175, Hachette UK
“A tendency for the male perspective to dominate responses to films, whether that's commissions or how a film is presented in the world. The market is used to a male voice and a male audience, which it feeds”
“Successful blog is a unique voice; and depending on the blog, your own style factors in. To some extent, it might have to do with the graphic aesthetics of a blog. Pretty pictures go a long way these days and many personal style blogs owe a lot to a decent DSLR.”
“If God is Love, He is, by definition, something more than mere kindness.”
“How we remember, what we remember, and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.”

Source : Christina Baldwin (1991). “One to One: Self-Understanding Through Journal Writing”, p.68, M. Evans

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