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Her mother had once told her that one could run away from home, from husband, from children, from trouble, but it was impossible to run away from oneself. "You always have to take yourself with you," she said. And now, bending towards her mother, Hope wondered if in death you were finally able to run away from yourself. This might be death's gift. She knew that the thought wasn't terribly profound, but she was moved by the notion of completion and of escape. ↗

— David Bergen

#escape #self-realization #age

I am very glad as well that it is a presidency built on a campaign that emphasized ideas. I hope it will be a presidency that will enable everybody to be part of and proud of. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#built #campaign #emphasized #enable #everybody

I oppose the president's plan to privatize Social Security. ↗

— Brian Higgins

#oppose #plan #president #privatize #security

The connection has been lost between the country's direction, especially with regard to the way in which the economy has been run, and the citizen. ↗

— Michael D. Higgins

#between #citizen #connection #country #direction

The actor should not play a part. Like the Aeolian harps that used to be hung in the trees to be played only by the breeze, the actor should be an instrument played upon by the character he depicts. ↗

— Alla Nazimova

#breeze #character #harps #hung #instrument

People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season. ↗

— Grant Hill

#body #both #just #mentally #people

Just stop for a minute and you'll realize you're happy just being. I think it's the pursuit that screws up happiness. If we drop the pursuit, it's right here. ↗

— James Hillman

#drop #happiness #happy #here #i

It does not seem to me to be sufficiently recognized everywhere among the officials that the existence or non-existence of our people and Empire is at stake. ↗

— Paul von Hindenburg

#does #empire #everywhere #existence #me

Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats. ↗

— Allan Houston

#african-american community #ago #basketball #community #especially

Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead. ↗

— Pete Hoekstra

#leaders #leadership #people #real #recognizing