"That which you or I think is most unique about ourselves we hide. In ordinary discourse, in the normal state, we share our common self, our superficial self. Yet what is most unique about us is what has the greatest potential for bonding us. When we share our uniqueness, we discover the commonality in greatness that defines everyone on the planet."

-- Robert E. Quinn

#Relationship Quotes #Unique Quotes #Greatness Quotes

“I hate to lose. Hate, hate, hate to lose.”

Source : "George Steinbrenner, Who Built Yankees Into Powerhouse, Dies at 80" by Richard Goldstein, www.nytimes.com. July 13, 2010.
“Magnitude may be compared to the power output in kilowatts of a [radio] broadcasting station; local intensity, on the Mercalli or similar scale, is then comparable to the signal strength noted on a receiver at a given locality. Intensity, like signal strength, will generally fall off with distance from the source; it will also depend on local conditions at the point of observation, and to some extent on the conditions along the path from source to that point.”
“You married me...but you didn't marry what you could make out of me.”
“I guess John Lennon had it right: give peace a chance.”
“To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.”
“I think evil is our collective shadow. Each one of us has a tendency for the diabolical. If I put you in inhumane conditions, if you're not educated, if you're extremely poor, if you're humiliated, then as a child if you suffer abuse, then you will manifest even when you grow up.”
“Often, the greater our ignorance about something, the greater our resistance to change.”

Source : Marc Bekoff (2007). “Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect”, p.167, Shambhala Publications
“When entertainment was begun, during the Depression, it was supposed to take people's minds off reality. People could sing, dance, act or do anything. It was the type of entertainment that was available.”

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