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I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#also #constantly #creates #day #effective

I think it's unfortunate that there exists only one path in America to complete social legitimacy, and that is marriage. I think, for instance, that it would be far easier for Americans to elect a black president or a female president than an unmarried president. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#black #complete #easier #elect #exists

If life gives you lemons, don't settle for simply making lemonade - make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#glorious #lemonade #lemons #life #make

My writing practice taught me the important thing is steadfastness. It's not necessarily discipline. Discipline can become a prison. When your spiritual practices become another thing for you to be anxious about, they've lost their usefulness. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#another #anxious #become #discipline #important

When somebody has an enormous success in this culture, people start asking two questions, which are 'What are you doing now?' and 'How are you going to beat that?' And I have to say, I love the assumption that your intention is to beat yourself constantly - that you're in battle against yourself. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#asking #assumption #battle #beat #constantly

The human's place in the universe will be set in the scheme of evolution, the product of our biological inheritance. ↗

— Walter Gilbert

#evolution #human #inheritance #our #place

I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#between #expose #help #i #i can

The auto industry is standing today. The middle class is standing today. Ohio is standing today. America is standing strong today. ↗

— Ted Strickland

#auto #auto industry #class #industry #middle

It's also important for those who promote those issues within the white community - the somewhat privileged community - to talk about issues affecting people of color. ↗

— Danny Glover

#affecting #also #color #community #important

The progressive movement against the war of occupation in Iraq is a reason for hope, as is resistance to free trade agreements in Latin America. Those are moments that we have to celebrate: that people still find the resolve and energy to resist. ↗

— Danny Glover

#agreements #america #celebrate #energy #find