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"Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create."
"If any one of about 40 physical qualities had more than slightly different values, life as we know it could not exist."
"I wouldnt be here today if it were not for the NHS, I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived."
"The quality of success you will experience in your life ultimately depends upon the tiny choices you make every minute of every hour of every day."
"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts."
"Life management begins with mind management. The quality of your life is influenced by the quality of your thoughts. Your thoughts do form your world. Scarce thoughts create a life of scarcity. Thoughts of abundance lead to abundant circumstances."
"Remember, no matter what you background is and what your current circumstances are, you have the capacity to take action. This is one of the golden threads of humanity - we all have the power to act in a way that will improve the quality of our lives."
"I like the idea of having an old Gibson [guitar], but I don't have one. The Gibson has a different quality, but it's almost like you need both."
"It doesn't work to have loads of money if your inner spiritual life is a desert, if you have no freedom beyond chasing more and more cash. Quality of life is as vital as heaps of money."
"As a nation, we must choose between the sanctity of life ethic and the quality of life ethic. I have no trouble identifying the answer our nation has always given to this basic question, and the answer that I hope and pray it will give in the future."
"People standing up and saying, 'This isn't right,' is certainly a quality I admire in specific circumstances. There are people who do that and have a different set of politics, and then I don't necessarily agree with what they're doing and why they're doing it. But the act in and of itself of saying something is wrong and standing up for what they think is right is something I generally admire."
"The particular qualities and intentions of photographs tend to be swallowed up in the generalized pathos of time past."
"You need to know that you are a spiritual being so that you can do helpful things to allow your innate qualities to unfold and express."
"The sum total or Ishwara may be said to be All-good, Almighty, and Omniscient. These are obvious qualities, and need no argument to prove, from the very fact of totality."
"It is the highest manifestation of the power of Vairagya when it takes away even our attraction towards the qualities."
"If you like making love at midnight in the dunes of the cape, you're the love that I've looked for, come with me and escape."
"The old notion that brevity is the essence of wit has succumbed to the modern idea that tedium is the essence of quality."
"I admire the brazen qualities in people."
"Poets have the gift to speak for others, Vasko Popa had the very rare quality of hearing the others."
"Can a nasty, horrible person still produce good quality, uplifting and inspirational work?"
