

“I sometimes react to making a mistake as if I have betrayed myself. My fear of making a mistake seems to be based on the hidden assumption that I am potentially perfect and that if I can just be very careful I will not fall from heaven. But a 'mistake' is a declaration of the way I am, a jolt to the way I intend, a reminder I am not dealing with the facts. When I have listened to my mistakes I have grown.”
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“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.”
― Middlemarch
― Middlemarch

“It's okay to disagree with the thoughts or opinions expressed by other people. That doesn't give you the right to deny any sense they might make. Nor does it give you a right to accuse someone of poorly expressing their beliefs just because you don't like what they are saying. Learn to recognize good writing when you read it, even if it means overcoming your pride and opening your mind beyond what is comfortable.”
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“No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves”
― I Touch the Earth, the Earth Touches Me
― I Touch the Earth, the Earth Touches Me
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.”
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