"If there is a lesson in our story it is that the manipulation, according to strictly self-consistent rules, of a set of symbols representing one single aspect of the phenomena may produce correct, verifiable predictions, and yet completely ignore all other aspects whose ensemble constitutes reality..."

-- Arthur Koestler

#Reality Quotes #Self Quotes #Ensemble Quotes

“Be faithful that your authentic power is all you need to truly share your light with the world.”

Source : "Become Conscious of When You’re Out of Your Truth" by Gabrielle Bernstein, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2012.
“You have to do something bad to do something good.”
“An individual's state of consciousness (awareness) simply means his ability to accept change in his life. It includes new thoughts and new feelings, and the new behavior and actions that will naturally come as a result.”
“I think there's something we all relate to about...wanting to get to our most primal self.”
“We created a brand for ourselves, so that now people can't get mad at what we do, because then they're just making of themselves.”
“No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God.”
“As the Dauphine stepped out of her carriage on to the ceremonial carpet that had been laid down, it was the Duc de Choiseul who was given the privilege of the first salute. Presented with the Duc by Prince Starhemberg, Marie Antoinette exclaimed: 'I shall never forget that you are responsible for my happiness!”

Source : Antonia Fraser (2010). “Marie Antoinette”, p.54, Hachette UK
“There's a consensus out that it's OK to kill when your government decides who to kill. If you kill inside the country you get in trouble. If you kill outside the country, right time, right season, latest enemy, you get a medal.”

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