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The Let Them Theory

by Mel Robbins

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Language and Social Relations (Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language No. 24)

by Asif Agha

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Structural Form and Utterance Context in Lhasa Tibetan: Grammar and Indexicality in a Non-Configurational Language (Monographs in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language)

by Asif Agha

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Leila’s Quotes

“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

tags: butterflies, caterpillars, philosophy

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“Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

tags: blame, judgment, perfectionism, shame

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“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality”
― Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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“What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.”
― Lucius Annaeus Seneca

tags: life-philosophy

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“I never saw so much expression in an inanimate thing before, and we all know how much expression they have! I used to lie awake as a child and get more entertainment and terror out of blank walls and plain furniture than most children could find in a toy-store.”
― Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper

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