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Truth should not be forced; it should simply manifest itself, like a woman who has in her privacy reflected and coolly decided to bestow herself upon a certain man. ↗

— John Updike

#certain #decided #forced #her #herself

All of us are living with dogmas that we accept as truths. When one of these is overturned, there's an initial gasp, soon followed by a rush of exhilaration. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#dogmas #exhilaration #followed #initial #living

Passivity is the same as defending injustice. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#injustice #passivity #same

Common sense tells us that this explosion of media sources should eliminate any concern over a lack of diversity of views in the marketplace and competition. ↗

— Fred Upton

#common #common sense #competition #concern #diversity

Human beings place their desires ahead of the collective good. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#beings #collective #desires #good #human

The longer I lived, the longer it would be until I saw him alive again, until I could taste his new lips and run my fingers through his new hair. We could be young and beautiful again . . . ↗

— Chelsie Shakespeare

#desire #dreams #love #meant-to-be #past-lives

So many things happen for every event, and if you try to manipulate it, it means you are struggling against the whole universe, and that's just silly. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#event #every #happen #just #manipulate

Some Western biographies are apologist, and do not portray the negative side at all. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#negative #portray #side #some #western

Traditional science assumes, for the most part, that an objective observer independent reality exists; the universe, stars, galaxies, sun, moon and earth would still be there if no one was looking. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#earth #exists #galaxies #independent #looking

We Americans sit at the head of the banquet table, as we have done for a century. Our standard of living is luxurious by any measure. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#banquet #century #done #head #living