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“Other people can’t cause us to be impatient unless we let them do so. In other words, others don’t make us impatient. We make ourselves impatient, through our expectations and demands, fixated attachments and stuckness.”

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Surya Das

Surya Das is a renowned poet, born in 1950. His poetry has been widely appreciated for its profound emotions and unique style. more

“But as we are looking toward our future, I'm not sure it matters what we want to be but rather who we want to be. Someone honest or deceitful?Someone kind or cruel?Someone loyal or unfaithful? In any profession we can elect to be any of those things. I think this assignment is not only about what we choose to do but about who we choose to be. I choose to always be loyal to myself. -Raven Madison”

Thinking Want Kind Matter Honest Profession Not Sure Our Future Loyal Assignments Ravens Unfaithful Madison Deceitful

Author:Ellen Schreiber

“...This is the first time I have met someone who seeks out people and who sees beyond. [...] We never look beyond our assumptions and, what's worse, we have given up trying to meet others; we just meet ourselves. We don't recognize each other because other people have become our permanent mirrors. If we actually realized this, if we were to become aware of the fact that we are alone in the wilderness, we would go crazy. [...] As for me, I implore fate to give me the chance to see beyond myself and truly meet someone.”

People Ifs Giving Trying Firsts Looks Facts Given Chance Fate Crazy Mets First Time Give Me Mirrors Permanent Assumption Wilderness Given Up

Author:Muriel Barbery

“Our sun is one of a 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living thing in that enormous immensity.”

Thinking Would Be Universe Stars Sun Billions Enormous Height Galaxy Living Things Presumption Immensity

Author:Wernher von Braun

“Here is a semi-transparent pebble I picked up on the way to my EKG. Probably worthless but it is my heart so take it.”

Way Heart My Heart Worthless Transparent Pebbles

Book:Embryoyo

Source: Embryoyo

“For official record, announce instructor, the state requires no epic hero. No strive achieve personal celebrity of spotlight and applause. Lectures instructor, the state desires best ideal perform as mediocre. No gain attention showboat. No buffoon. Best effort so occur average. Suppress climbing ego. Become ordinary. Invisible.”

“Who needs an umbrella in the rain?" she said, and stepped into the car.”

Needs Said Car Rain Umbrella

Author:Ellen Schreiber

“It seems to me that the idea traditionally defended of endeavoring to maintain existing ethnic balances simply doesn't work any more.”

Ideas Seems Balance

Author:William F. Buckley, Jr.

“Now you are in the true world, and a great deal more is required of you. Here you must befriend real wolves, and lure real birds down from the sky. Here you must endure real people around you, and we are not uniformly kind; we are damaged and impulsive, each in our own way. It is harder. It is not safe. But it is what you were born to.”

People World Way Kind Real Born Deals Sky Safe Bird Harder Endure Lure Impulsive

Book:Tender Morsels

Source: Tender Morsels

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