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“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action.”
― Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
― Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
“True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.”
― Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year
― Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year
“You can't look back - you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.”
― Salem Falls
― Salem Falls
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