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Robert’s Quotes

“When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having.”
― Rachel Simmons, The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence

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“Having eyes, but not seeing beauty; having ears, but not hearing music; having minds, but not perceiving truth…These are the things to fear…”
― Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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“The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.”
― Kelly Wearstler

tags: good-listener, key-to-success, listening-skills

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“Only years of practice will teach you the mysteries and bold certainty of a real gardener, who treads at random, yet tramples on nothing.”
― Karel Čapek

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“Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way.”
― Yasunari Kawabata

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