"Sometimes, we need to be strangers to ourselves. Then the hidden light in our soul will illuminate what we need to see."
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"To be a striker you need to be in good shape."
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"The need to manage oneself is creating a revolution in human affairs."
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"The individual needs the return to spiritual values, for he can survive in the present human situation only by reaffirming that man is not just a biological and psychological being but also a spiritual being, that is creature, and existing for the purposes of his Creator and subject to Him."
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"There's a widespread notion that children are open, that the truth about their inner selves just seeps out of them. That's all wrong. No one is more covert than a child, and no one has a greater need to be that way. It's a response to a world that's always using a can opener to open them up to see what's inside, wondering whether it ought to be replaced with a more useful sort of preserves."
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"You need some knowledge to recognize knowledge, so where does the first knowledge come from?"
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"When it’s quiet in my head like this, that’s when the voice doesn’t need to tell me how pathetic I am. I know it in the deepest part of me. When it’s quiet like this, that’s when I truly hate myself."
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"You can shave my head if you need to; it doesn't bother me."
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"You can be as earnest and ridiculous as you need to be, if you don't attempt it in isolation. The ridiculously earnest are known to travel in groups. And they are known to change the world."
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"Happiness is for those who don't really need it. So I can live without happiness."
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"Every woman in public life needs to develop skin as tough as rhinoceros hide."
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"You'll also need to invest in yourself with the kind of promo that targets your specific audience to help build that word of mouth. Most importantly, believe in what you're doing and in your music and lyrics."
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"I am not an expert at praying, as you know. But can you please help me? I am in desperate need of help. I don't know what to do. I need an answer. Please tell me what to do."
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"We need to remind politicians they don't work for the big banks - they work for us."
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"For me it would be unhealthy to be a method actor; I'm not mentally stable enough for that - I need to separate my two worlds."
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"I need to push myself. I'm not saying that I just want to do anything that's shocking, but when you have that combination of a script that's really beautiful and extremely shocking, it's exciting for me."
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"We all need somewhere where we feel safe"
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"Women - - and men - - need to understand that a woman's transition is often much longer. The caretaker must leave the place of orientation to the needs of others to the place where she focuses on herself."
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"Trust your reader. Not everything needs to be explained. If you really know something, and breathe life into it, they'll know it too."
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"The more we simplify our material needs the more we are free to think of other things."
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