#con

The development of the meaning attaching to the personal self, the conscious being, is the subject matter of the history of psychology. ↗

— James M. Baldwin

#being #conscious #development #history #matter

It would be difficult for me not to conclude that the most perfect type of masculine beauty is Satan, as portrayed by Milton. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

#conclude #difficult #masculine #me #milton

So many things happen that we can't control, its best not to worry about what we can. Believing you can change the world has a terrible effect on one's ego. ↗

— Bauvard

#control #egoism #funny #humor #change

There's a big overlap with the people you meet at the fantasy and science fiction cons. ↗

— Fred Saberhagen

#cons #fantasy #fiction #meet #overlap

Whenever it's suggested that our sponsors have some kind of influence or control of what we cover in some kind of censorship through financial pressure, it's rubbish. That's never happened. ↗

— Morley Safer

#control #cover #financial #happened #influence

You took a life and the theft went unpunished. God didn't strike you down. The sky didn't fall. The morning after, you turned on the faucet and water still came out... It was still good when you raised your arm for a cab and one came towards you out of the flow like magic. You did things that were supposed to end you and found they were only things that changed you. It was a disappointment and a revelation and a bereavement and a new thrilling nudity. It was the basic prosaic obscenity: You kept going. ↗

— Glen Duncan

#killing #murder #remorse #change

You cannot trust a man with your money who cannot take care of his own. ↗

— Russell H. Conwell

#inspiration #inspirational #money #inspirational

A reader ought to be able to hold it and become familiar with its organized contents and make it a mind's manageable companion. ↗

— William Safire

#become #companion #contents #familiar #hold

On a deux vies et la deuxième commence le jour ou l'on se rend compte qu'on n'en a qu'une. ↗

— Confucius

#confucius #favourite #french-quotes #inspirational #life

Controversial' as we all know, is often a euphemism for 'interesting and intelligent. ↗