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“It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized you could buy a packet of cereal with a free gift and then just stick your hand in and root around in the packet until you found the free thing. It seems a much simpler way. But that took me about fifteen years to work out.”

Book:Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

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Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

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Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard is a British comedian known for his unique performance style and profound social commentary. Born on February 7, 1962, he began his career in 1981 and is recognized for his humor and satire. Izzard is also notable for his public discussions on transgender issues and his identity, making him a prominent figure in contemporary comedy. more

“When I say maturity, I mean an inner integrity. And this inner integrity comes only when you stop making others responsible, when you stop saying that the other is creating your suffering, when you start realizing that you are the creator of your suffering. This is the first step towards maturity: I am responsible. Whatsoever is happening, it is my doing. You feel sad. Is this your doing? You will feel very much disturbed, but if you can remain with this feeling, sooner or later you will be able to stop doing many things. This is what the theory of karma is all about. You are responsible. Don’t say society is responsible, don’t say that parents are responsible, don’t say the economic conditions are responsible, don’t throw the responsibility onto anybody. YOU are responsible.”

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Book:The Empty Boat: Talks on the Sayings of Chuang Tzu

Source: The Empty Boat: Talks on the Sayings of Chuang Tzu

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Author:Richard L. Ratliff

“You yourself are unsure whether to remain frozen in time or to grow upward with the coming rain.”

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Author:Danielle Boodoo- Fortuné

“We were girls, you see, not even women, just girls, most of us when we started. And the boys were just boys, not men, most of them. We’d only begun to live life, we knew little and understood less. We were unformed, incomplete. It’s funny how easy it is to see that now. If you’d called me a child three years ago when this started I’d have been furious. But looking back? We were children just getting ready to figure out what adulthood was all about.”

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