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e. e. cummings Poet, Painter
Hands

"maybe god is a child ‘s hand)very carefully bring -ing to you and to me(and quite with out crushing)the papery weightless diminutive world with a hole in it out of which demons with wings would be streaming if something had(maybe they couldn’t agree)not happened(and floating- ly int o"

Children Hands Crush
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E. M. Forster Novelist, Essayist
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"When we were only acquaintances, you let me be myself, but now you're always protecting me... I won't be protected. I will choose for myself what is ladylike and right. To shield me is an insult. Can't I be trusted to face the truth but I must get it second-hand through you? A woman's place!"

Hands Faces Shields
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E. M. Forster Novelist, Essayist
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"He stretched out his hands as he sang, sadly, because all beauty is sad…The poem had done no ‘good’ to anyone, but it was a passing reminder, a breath from the divine lips of beauty, a nightingale between two worlds of dust. Less explicit than the call to Krishna, it voiced our loneliness nevertheless, our isolation, our need for the Friend who never comes yet is not entirely disproved."

Hands Loneliness Dust
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E. M. Forster Novelist, Essayist
Hands

"I'm a holy man minus the holiness. Hand that on to your three spies, and tell them to put it in their pipes."

Men Hands Spy
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D. H. Lawrence Novelist, Poet
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"But I like the feel of men on things, while they're alive. There's a feel of men about trucks, because they've been handled with men's hands, all of them."

Men Hands Alive
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D. H. Lawrence Novelist, Poet
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"A young man is afraid of his demon and puts his hand over the demon's mouth sometimes and speaks for him. And the things the young man says are very rarely poetry."

Men Hands Depression
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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
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"If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness."

Hands Desire Violence
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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
Hands

"To be in flow means to be totally absorbed in whatever one is doing at the moment. It occurs when one is fully present and completely focused on the task at hand...Flow can occur during any human activity, whether work or at play."

Mean Play Hands
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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
Hands

"The right way to deal with mental unhappiness must be within the mind too. On an emotional level, anger, fear and worry bring unhappiness. Scientists say they eat into our immune system. On the other hand, we are also equipped with a sense of affection and compassionate concern for the well-being of others."

Hands Worry Emotional
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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
Hands

"The development of our minds and our destination in future lives is in our hands. No one else can help us. It is very important that we each take responsibility for ourselves. Sustain mindfulness 24 hours a day. Thank you. That is all."

Hands Responsibility Determination
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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader
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"For the moment a lot of attention is given to economic concerns, and these problems at hand easily eclipse all others. But the remedies proposed for these problems all come out of outmoded ways of thinking... The remedy? Compassion. The logical feeling that we find in ourselves if we search deeply enough that has to be exercised toward all other living creatures."

Thinking Hands Compassion
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