“Having emotional independence means we are no longer tied to the need for constant approval and are, therefore, not coerced into doing more than we feel comfortable doing by our need to please others.” NeedsFeelsMeanEmotionalPleaseComfortableIndependenceConstantBeing YourselfApprovalTied Book:The Courage to Be Yourself: A Woman's Guide to Emotional Strength and Self-Esteem Source: The Courage to Be Yourself: A Woman's Guide to Emotional Strength and Self-Esteem
“The idea is the least labor and capital and resources you put together and the more you accumulate the better capitalist you are. So the suggestion I will make to you is that the idea of constant accumulation, which is what America is about, what consumerism, NAFTA are about, means that you always take more than you need and you don't leave the rest. So I suggest that it is possible from an indigenous world view that capitalism is inherently out of order with natural law.” WorldNeedsMeanIdeasTogetherAmericaLawOrderNaturalViewsCapitalismResourcesLaborConstantCapitalistConsumerismSuggestionsIndigenousAccumulationNatural LawOverconsumptionWorld ViewNaftaLabor And Capital Author:Winona LaDuke
“Why is wisdom so fair? Why is beauty so wise? Because all else is temporary, while beauty and wisdom are the only real and constant aspects of truth that can be perceived by human means. And I don't mean the kind of surface beauty that fades with age, or the sort of shallow wisdom that gets lost in platitudes. True beauty grips your gut and squeezes your lungs, and makes you see with utmost clarity exactly what is before you. True wisdom then steps in, to interpret, illuminate, and form a life-altering insight.” HumansKindMeanRealAgeFormLostStepsWiseFairsAspectConstantInsightSurfaceClarityGutsTemporaryFadesShallowLungsTrue BeautyPlatitudesTrue WisdomLife Altering Author:Vera Nazarian
“For me, there is only one means of ensuring that I do not lose respect for myself: constant criticism.” MeanLosesCriticismConstantConstant Criticism Author:Christian Morgenstern
“Never content just to be, America is also obliged to mean; America signifies, hence its constant and riveting vulnerability to illusion.” MeanAmericaIllusionConstantVulnerabilityObliged Book:Vintage Amis Source: Vintage Amis