"An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself." – Albert Camus
“An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.” – Albert Camus
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"We all live in hiding. In one way or another, each of us conceals pieces of ourselves from the rest of the world. Some people hide because their lives depend on it, others because they don’t like being seen. And then there are the special cases, the ones who hide because… because… because they just want someone to care enough to look for them." – Mary Shannon
“We all live in hiding. In one way or another, each of us conceals pieces of ourselves from the rest of the world. Some people …
"Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one’s status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one’s inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status." – Lao Tzu
“Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one’s status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one’s inferior status …
"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway." – Mary Kay Ash
“Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway.” – Mary Kay …
"Just because an animal is large, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo." – Winnie the Pooh
“Just because an animal is large, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much …
"Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end." – Bible
“Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not …
"Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer." – Bible
“Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.” – Bible
"I am my own woman." – Evita Perón
“I am my own woman.” – Evita Perón
"All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together." – Jack Kerouac
“All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.” – Jack Kerouac
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." – Maya Angelou
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou
"The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less." – Eldridge Cleaver
“The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less.” – Eldridge Cleaver
"Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. When we really listen to people there is an alternating current, and this recharges us so that we never get tired of each other. We are constantly being re-created." – Brenda Ueland
“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. When we really listen to people there is an alternating current, and this recharges us …
"The only people without problems are those in cemeteries" – Anthony Robbins
“The only people without problems are those in cemeteries” – Anthony Robbins
"I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion" – Jack Kerouac
“I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion” – Jack Kerouac
"This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say." – Brenda Ueland
“This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say.” – Brenda Ueland
"It is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come." – Brenda Ueland
“It is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come.” – Brenda Ueland
"It’s intoxicating for a man to be waited on. Combine this with very, very skillful sex, and that will get them." – Doris Lilly
“It’s intoxicating for a man to be waited on. Combine this with very, very skillful sex, and that will get them.” – Doris Lilly
"It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really don’t think it will come back." – Maya Angelou
“It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really don’t think it will come back.” – Maya Angelou
"Try and be a sheet of paper with nothing on it.<br/>Be a spot of ground where nothing is growing,<br/>where something might be planted,<br/>a seed, possibly, from the Absolute." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“Try and be a sheet of paper with nothing on it.Be a spot of ground where nothing is growing,where something might be planted,a seed, possibly, …
"The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract." – Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
“The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.” – …
"When peace like a river come’s my way – When sorrow like the sea, tears from my eyes will fall – Whatever will happen or come my way – Just like Mother Natures weather – What will happen will happen – Nothing will stop it or stand in it’s way" – Francesca Sedgwick
“When peace like a river come’s my way – When sorrow like the sea, tears from my eyes will fall – Whatever will happen or …
"It’s no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home to you soon enough" – Albert Camus
“It’s no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home to you soon enough” – Albert Camus
"Stupidity has a knack of getting its way." – Albert Camus
“Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.” – Albert Camus
"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better." – Albert Camus
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” – Albert Camus
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." – Oprah Winfrey
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” – Oprah Winfrey
"A really plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm" – Edgar Saltus
“A really plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm” – Edgar Saltus
"It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it" – Charlotte Bronte
“It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot …
"My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them." – Jack Kerouac
“My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.” – Jack Kerouac
"Always do whatever’s next" – George Carlin
“Always do whatever’s next” – George Carlin
"Smile. You might be happier than you think." – Rain Bojangles
“Smile. You might be happier than you think.” – Rain Bojangles
"The three words women most want to hear from a man are, "You lost weight"" – Lori Gottlieb
“The three words women most want to hear from a man are, “You lost weight”” – Lori Gottlieb
"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself (for God did not need to create). It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival." – C.S. Lewis
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself (for God did not need to create). It has no survival value; rather it …
"A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!" – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all …
"The best way to learn to be a lady is to see how other ladies do it." – Mae West
“The best way to learn to be a lady is to see how other ladies do it.” – Mae West
"When the candles are out all women are fair" – Plutarch
“When the candles are out all women are fair” – Plutarch
"My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts to grow." – Bill Cosby
“My eleven year old daughter mopes around the house all day waiting for her breasts to grow.” – Bill Cosby
"No matter what a woman’s appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize – as her personal problem – observations she makes about the beauty myth in society" – Naomi Wolf
“No matter what a woman’s appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize – as her …
"He is like a man using a candle to look for the sun" – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“He is like a man using a candle to look for the sun” – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
"I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color." – Malcolm X
“I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.” – Malcolm X
"Piglet: "Pooh, how do you spell love?" Pooh: "You don’t spell it, you feel it."" – Winnie the Pooh
“Piglet: “Pooh, how do you spell love?” Pooh: “You don’t spell it, you feel it.”” – Winnie the Pooh