Grandiosity is when we are wrapped up in winning life's false contest. This happens only when we live to impress the abusive parents in our heads, not when we are soberly and philosophically working to advance civilization.
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CRAIG GROESCHEL Those of us who began working in the 1960s and '70s live to work. Our identity is wrapped up in what... ELAINE DECK We live for our unfulfilled dreams when we are alive. Our fulfilled dreams live for us when we are g... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Perhaps this is our strange and haunting paradox here in America - that we are fixed and certain onl... THOMAS WOLFE Perhaps this is our strange and haunting paradox here in America - that we are fixed and certain onl... THOMAS WOLFE When our beliefs are false we can justify anything to prove our beliefs. DEBASISH MRIDHA “When we pause to consider our many blessings and gifts this Christmas, those most precious are wr... TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN At the end of the day when we bow our heads, we are not so different at all. JUDY JONES when im mad i usually punch a wall but that doesnt work so when your mad you dont need to punch a wa... DALLY SALAD What will happen if we go to 0 day? ... Everything has been wipe out from the techno... DEYTH BANGER They didn't do anything we didn't expect them to do. We just didn't make our shots, and when that ha... JOE HILLOCK When kids play, they are working on imagining the kind of world we live in. DANIEL GREENBERG Everyone is the Umbrella Man and he is everyone. Every cough, sneeze, smile and wave means both ever... CRAIG CLEVENGER Every time we turn our heads the other way when we see the law flouted, when we tolerate what we kno... ROBERT F. KENNEDY Love more, hurt less. Laugh more, cry less. Live more, worry less. Give more, take less. Hug more, f... ABHISHEK KUMAR When we stop trying to control others....whether they are our children, our spouse or parents, that'... RACHEL THYE We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are no... KJELL MAGNE BONDEVIK There is a farmer in every person. It is the farmer in you that makes you sow and reap SOTONYE ANGA We are custodians. We are stewards. Our actions are being watched by others around us. Someone is lo... ANGIE KARAN Aliens have been here for millennium. But they didn't come in spaceships. They came in orange s... ANTHONY T. HINCKS It takes great courage to write great books. Find your courage and find your voice. KRISTEN LAMB Persistence can look a lot like stupid. KRISTEN LAMB When we want to see change, nothing happens, it's only when we change our perspective change occurs. TAMIKA BARROW Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live DOROTHY THOMPSON Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. DOROTHY THOMPSON The thing we've been working on is advancing runners when we need to advance them and not leave guys... MIKE MORGAN When we are in a foreign country we live with a fervor rooting from knowing that our days there are ... FORREST CURRAN When we get a big rain, the water comes up and spreads over the orchard. Sometimes we can be 50-75 p... DON ANDERSON We're all in this together. You are not alone. All lines and divisions are artificial. We are one. W... AKIROQ BROST What Does It Matter What We Believe, as long as we treat others the way we want to be treated? JEFFREY A. WHITE In periods of rapid personal change, we pass through life as though we are spellcast. We speak in se... DOUGLAS COUPLAND You can find sorrow in the arithmetic, and you can find a bittersweet hope. DAVID LEVITHAN But I don’t want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.'Oh, you can’t help that,' said the Cat... LEWIS CARROLL Perhaps there is nothing wrong with being childish and naïve. Perhaps naivety is simply the unwilli... VIRONIKA TUGALEVA This is the world we live in, a world of safety and happiness and order, a world without l... LAUREN OLIVER God is not only leading ahead, He is also behind; to pick us up when we fall, to strengthen when we ... KIMTO OCHE EMMANUEL We are all somebody's children, and when we're in pain, we regress, instinctively looking to... LYNN COADY When we understand love as the will to nurture our own and another's spiritual growth, it becomes cl... BELL HOOKS The progress is just amazing. The children are in our schools; the parents are in our community. Whe... DEBBIE HUNT I cannot stress enough that our main concern was the customers. Had we known this in advance, we wou... EILEEN WALSH The season's not over. We're not going to hang our heads. Are we disappointed we lost this game? Def... DAN GRUNFELD When we are fully conscious and aware, we actually know when we are about to overreact. When we are ... ELIZABETH THORNTON The lesson is this: When the road gets dark and all hope seems lost, there's nothing to do but keep ... SARAH ARTHUR When we are healthy, wealthy and powerful, we forget about our mortality. It’s only when irreparab... BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA We have this discussion with parents in our practice all the time. Start them when they are young an... KAREN SPERO False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine but leaving us ... CHRISTIAN NEVELL BOVEE This spin control stuff is not working when people are dying, ... You want to be supportive of the c... CAROL LEWIS I knew there was something peculiar about you," she said. "And I mean that as the highest compliment... RANSOM RIGGS When we're alone, we say we try not to talk about it. But it's everything we do. I find every one of... JEANETTE SAWI When we love anyone with our whole hearts, life begins when we are with that person; it is only in t... WILLIAM BARCLAY This is the world we live in, a world of safety and happiness and order, a world without love. ... LAUREN OLIVER When we are in constant pain, we cannot empathize with others, nor can we help them. It is only when... 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STEVEN ADLER You figure that time could heal all wounds, but some people just really hold a crazy grudge. STEVEN ADLER Don't try to follow any trends, just concentrate on writing great songs and knowing your instrum... STEVEN ADLER Loud is a way of life. STEVEN ADLER The real shame about the ending of the Guns N' Roses when I got kicked out wasn't just that ... STEVEN ADLER Drummers are conductors - we set the pace for the music - so if you're not relaxed and feeling r... STEVEN ADLER I used to wake up in the morning and say, 'Oh, God.' Now I wake up in the morning and look f... STEVEN ADLER I thank God, Jesus, and my Grandmother for being able to support myself and my family. STEVEN ADLER Every musician, their goal in life is to play music that people love, and I've accomplished my g... STEVEN ADLER If the Police could do a reunion... One of the biggest jerks I ever met was Sting. If he can do it, ... STEVEN ADLER I look in the mirror and see a few scars, but I like myself. 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STEVEN COJOCARU In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be... STEVEN WRIGHT I grew up with the smell of the lake and the feeling of the woods. STEVEN TYLER Thank you to all for your prayers and good wishes. It gave me the strength to persevere and warmed m... STEVEN COJOCARU The strongest argument against totalitarianism may be a recognition of a universal human nature; tha... STEVEN PINKER In our experience at Safeway, we're confident that we can actually improve the quality of health... STEVEN BURD It doesn't matter what temperature the room is, it's always room temperature. STEVEN WRIGHT Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time. STEVEN WRIGHT I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time. STEVEN WRIGHT I don't hold that everybody has to love fashion. Some people like gardening. STEVEN COJOCARU The revolutionary sees his task as liberation not only of the oppressed but also of the oppressor. H... STEVEN BIKO