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Slavoj Žižek Philosopher, Cultural Critic
Self

"Word is murder of a thing, not only in the elementary sense of implying its absence - by naming a thing, we treat it as absent, as dead, although it is still present - but above all in the sense of its radical dissection: the word 'quarters' the thing, it tears it out of the embedment in its concrete context, it treats its component parts as entities with an autonomous existence: we speak about color, form, shape, etc., as if they possessed self-sufficient being."

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Stuart Wilde Author, Speaker
Self

"... the more the mind dominates, the more the ego comes into play, and the further people depart from their true inner self. So all the technological advances in the world mean nothing if people feel a spiritual void inside of them."

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Ronald Reagan Politician, Actor
Self

"Certain forms of ammunition have no legitimate sporting, recreational, or self-defense use and thus should be prohibited."

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Oscar Romero Archbishop, Activist
Self

"That we may give our body and our blood over to suffering and pain, like Christ - not for Self, but to give harvests of peace and justice to our People."

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Marcus Aurelius Philosopher, Emperor
Self

"If anyone can refute me-show me I'm making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective-I'l l gladly change. It's the truth I'm after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance."

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Muhammad Iqbal Poet, Philosopher
Self

"Though the terror of the sea gives to none security, in the secret of the shell. Self preserving we may dwell."

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Louise Hay Author, Motivational Speaker
Self

"Love of self and love of life connects us with the prosperity of the Universe. Self-love creates self-expression and allows us to be creative in deeply fulfilling ways."

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Banana Yoshimoto Novelist
Self

"Each one of us continues to carry the heart of each self we've ever been, at every stage along the way, and a chaos of everything good and rotten. And we have to carry this weight all alone, through each day that we live. We try to be as nice as we can to the people we love, but we alone support the weight of ourselves."

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Calvin Coolidge Politician
Self

"It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness."

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Carl Sagan Astronomer, Astrophysicist
Self

"We are made of stellar ash. Our origin and evolution have been tied to distant cosmic events. The exploration of the cosmos is a voyage of self-discovery."

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