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“Gracious acceptance is an art - an art which most never bother to cultivate. We think that we have to learn how to give, but we forget about accepting things, which can be much harder than giving.... Accepting another person's gift is allowing him to express his feelings for you.”
― Love Over Scotland
― Love Over Scotland
“We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present.”
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“Love is forgiving, accepting, moving on, embracing, and all encompassing. And if you’re not doing that for yourself, you cannot do that with anyone else.”
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
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“When it comes to animals we are allowed to enjoy the euphoria of the bonds we form with them but at the cost of enduring the heartache of agonizing loss.”
― Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder
― Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder
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