"The second noble truth states that we must discover why we are suffering. We must cultivate the courage to look deeply, with clarity and courage, into our own suffering. We often hold the tacit assumption that all of our suffering stems from events in the past. But, whatever the initial seed of trauma, the deeper truth is that our suffering is more closely a result of how we deal with the effect these past events have on us in the present."

-- Peter A. Levine

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“Greek culture is pleasant to contemplate because of its great simplicity and naturalness, and because of the absence of gadgets, each of which is sooner or later a cause of servitude.”

Source : George Sarton (1952). “Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece”, p.10, Courier Corporation
“Some people say they want things, but when push comes to shove they don't do what is necessary to achieve it.”
“Even in your darkest moments, you'll think of something that'll crack you up.”
“Sometimes commercial galleries ask for particular work to sell, but I try not to be bossed around by them. I didn't become an artist to get bossed around.”

Source : Interview with Jason Polan, believermag.com. October 1, 2011.
“Politicians generally do the right thing only when all other options are exhausted.”
“There never was night that had no morn.”
“Comedy has always been important in my family. If you got in a good joke at the dinner table, it meant more than almost anything else.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A real strategy is a coherent mix of policy and action designed to overcome a significant challenge. So a sensible employee might indeed say that they have no idea what the organization's strategy is - because it seems to have none. Senior managers' so-called "strategies" are heavy with aspirations and goals, but light on how resources and strengths will be combined to achieve them.”

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