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“Recognizing that the power of will is the supreme court over all other departments of my mind, I will exercise daily when I need the urge to act for any purpose; and I will form habits designed to bring the power of my will into action at least once daily.”
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“One of the sources of pride in being a human being is the ability to bear present frustrations in the interests of longer purposes.”
Source : Helen Merrell Lynd (2013). “On Shame And The Search For Identity”, p.255, Routledge
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“What, really, is wanted from a neighborhood? Convenience, certainly, an absence of major aggravation, to be sure. But perhaps mostof all, ideally, what is wanted is a comfortable background, a breathing space of intermission between the intensities of private life and the calculations of public life.”
Source : Joseph Epstein (1979). “Familiar territory: observations on American life”, Oxford University Press
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“When I return to the world, I will be a man. I will walk among you. I will lick my lips with my small, dexterous tongue. I will shake hands with other men, grasping firmly with my opposable thumbs. And I will teach all people that I know. And when I see a man or a woman or a child in trouble, I will extend my hand, both metaphorically and physically. I will offer my hand. To him. To her. To you. To the world. I will be a good citizen, a good partner in the endeaver of life that we all share.”
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“I come from a long ago era where men could be men and stereotypical humor didn't offend anybody.”
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“All of music is connected, but a lot of people don't see it that way”
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“I hate him for himself, but despise him for the memories he revives.”
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“So many characters are governed by the consequences of their actions, and I wanted to have a character who is the exact opposite.”
Source : Source: blog.superstitionreview.asu.edu
