“That we may accept a limitation on our actions but never, under no circumstances, must we accept restriction on our thinking.”
― Anthills of the Savannah
― Anthills of the Savannah
“یحدث أحیاناً أن نلتقي بأشخاص نجھلھم تمام الجھل ومع ذلك نشعر باھتمام بھم وبدافع یقربنا منھم قبل أن نبادلھم كلمھ واحدة”
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“The ritual of rules and restrictions is just being yourself, forsooth in the zestful way possible”
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“I don't want them to think that we dress like savages,' she replied, with a scorn that Pocahontas might have resented; and he was struck again by the religious reverence of even the most unworldly American women for the social advantages of dress.
'It's their armour,' he thought, 'their defence against the unknown, and their defiance of it.' And he understood for the first time the earnestness with which May, who was incapable of tying a ribbon in her hair to charm him, had gone through the solemn rite of selecting and ordering her extensive wardrobe.”
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'It's their armour,' he thought, 'their defence against the unknown, and their defiance of it.' And he understood for the first time the earnestness with which May, who was incapable of tying a ribbon in her hair to charm him, had gone through the solemn rite of selecting and ordering her extensive wardrobe.”
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“In a world of infinite choices, choosing one thing is the revolutionary act. Imposing that restriction is actually liberating.”
― The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
― The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
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