376 quotes found
“It wasn't work. I played myself.”
“The pastor owns the opportunity to issue of the flock that it is OK not to be OK.”
“It is a pity that we cannot persuade all ministers to be men, for it is hard to see how other was they can be truly men of God.”
“Poetry of World War I, at least in its lyrical mode, was itself the last flowering of the Age of Innocence that preceded the war, that the horrors of the trenches sparked the final blossoming, as f...”
“We cannot all write like Lincoln or Shakespeare, but even the least gifted of us has the incredible instrument, our voice, to communicate the range of human emotions. Why would we deprive ourselves...”
“Being your authentic self is the ultimate secret to happiness in life.”
“The reader who is only superficially familiar with Caribbean affairs may find the materials of this volume strange. The extent to which violence, both open and covert, is a constant factor in the l...”
“The struggle to live up to an ideal image of who we should be in order to feel safe misdirects and depletes our energy.”
“We cannot let the haters of this world define us. Or frighten us into no longer being ourselves.”
“As far as I was concerned, a little danger of head-shrinking is a small price to pay in return for a people who have remained true to an ancient code.”
“The relational leader operates not by being known by everyone, but by authentically creating positive relationships with people around her.”
“Have you ever taken yourself a bit too seriously, thinking that who you are is actually defined by what you look like, how much talent you have (or don't have), how well known you are (or aren't), ...”
“If there's fighting to be done, you just to have to stand and fight. That has always been true. It was that way throughout the war. You have to be true to yourself- you can never be something you a...”
“The best life is a simple harmony between who you are and where you're going.”
“Exercising your talents, passion, sense of judgment, and making a difference while doing something you love is the essence of life.”
“The very point that you are not likened by somebody in proof of your authenticity and uniqueness.”
“One of the telltale signs of one who has completely embraced their authentic self is that they are, with great consistency, the same person in public as they are behind closed doors. Until you lear...”
“To influence a person is to give him one's own soul. He does not think his natural thoughts, or burn with his natural passions. His virtues are not real to him. His sins, if there are such things a...”
“I can be a better me than anyone can.”
“Amidst the rush and confusion of modern life something old and wise is trying to catch up with us. Whereas simple knowledge tends to divide things, genuine wisdom tends to make meaningful unity pos...”
