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Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor. ↗

— Derrick A. Bell

#oppression #power #reformers #social-justice #life

الحياة لعبة عنيفة هاذية . الحياة هى أن ترمى بنفسك من مظلة وأن تجازف , ان تسقط وتنهض من كبوتك الحياة . الحياة هى هى أن تتسلق الجبال لتحاكى الرغبة فى تسلق قمة النفس , وان لم تتوصل الى ذلك , فعليك أن تعيش قانعا ذليلا. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#life #life

There are such moments in life, when, in order for heaven to open, it is necessary for a door to close. ↗

— José Saramago

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Writing starts with living. —Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing ↗

— L.L. Barkat

#writing-advice #writing-life #writing-process #life

Exercises are like prose, whereas yoga is the poetry of movements. Once you understand the grammar of yoga; you can write your poetry of movements. ↗

— Amit Ray

#grammer #meditation #poetry #yoga #yoga-inspiration

Avoid stock expressions (like the plague, as William Safire used to say) and repetitions. Don't say that as a boy your grandmother used to read to you, unless at that stage of her life she really was a boy, in which case you have probably thrown away a better intro. If something is worth hearing or listening to, it's very probably worth reading. So, this above all: Find your own voice. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#writing-advice #humor

An apology given just to appease one's conscience is self-serving and better left unspoken! ↗

— Evinda Lepins

#apology #life-quotes #self #truth #unspoken

Making money isn't hard in itself,what's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting your life to ↗

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

#jobs #money #sacrifices #life

Question for your life: If love existed an octave above where your vocal range ended, would you buy a dog whistle to get my attention? ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#dog-whistle #life #love #octave #question

Just remember that this relationship is based on mutual trust and respect, so never reveal your true self. ↗

— Betsy Lerner

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