“I have come to understand that the self, my self, is inherently sacred. By virtue of its own improbability, its own miracle, its own emergence. And so I lift up my head, and I bear my own witness, with affection and tenderness and respect. And in so doing, I sanctify myself with my own grace.” SelfMy OwnVirtueGraceBearsMiracleSacredAffectionWitnessLiftsTendernessEmergenceSanctifyImprobability Author:Ursula Goodenough
“It is not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger. It is not contrary to reason for me to choose my total ruin, to prevent the least uneasiness of an Indian, or person wholly unknown to me. It is as little contrary to reason to prefer even my own acknowledged lesser good to my greater, and have a more ardent affection for the former than the latter.” WorldLittlesPersonsReasonWholeMy OwnGreaterDestructionFingersAffectionContraryWhole WorldRuinsFormerIndianLatterPreferenceArdentUneasiness Author:David Hume
“I can only speak about my own commute and can say that it has certainly affected my commute, making it longer and more hectic.” I CanSpeakMy OwnAffectionAffectedHectic Author:William Bennett