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#1

“Leave an extrovert alone for two minutes and he will reach for his cell phone. In contrast, after an hour or two of being socially “on,” we introverts need to turn off and recharge. My own formula is roughly two hours alone for every hour of socializing. This isn’t antisocial. It isn’t a sign of depression. It does not call for medication. For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating. Our motto: “I’m okay, you’re okay—in small doses.”
― Jonathan Rauch

tags: introversion, introvert

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#2

“Introverts living under the Extroversion Ideal are like women in a man’s world, discounted because of a trait that goes to the core of who they are. Extroversion is an enormously appealing personality style, but we’ve turned it into an oppressive standard to which most of us feel we must conform”
― Susan Cain

tags: introvert, psychology

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#3

“In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: accusation, assumption, bias, blame, extroversion, extroverts, fear, guilt, innocence, introversion, introverts, judgment, judgmental, judgmentality, people, skepticism, social-norms, society, unconscious-mind

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#4

“I would rather be an artist than a leader. Ironically, a leader has to follow the rules.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: artists, conformity, creativity, example, following, irony, leader, rules

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#5

“When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: artists, deep-thoughts, digging, enjoyment, learning, metaphorical, pain, poet, scenery, strength-through-adversity, unstoppable, writing

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#6

“In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: brilliance, determination, faith, first-impression, fool, foolish, genius, geniuses, glance, illusion, mistaken, mistaken-identity, misunderstood, originality, perseverance, risk, taking-risks, wheels

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#7

“Everyone judges constantly: positively judging one person is the same as negatively judging everyone else; it is to say that that person is superior in some sense.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: honest, human, human-nature, instinct, judging, judgmental, logic, logical-thinking, negative, positive, superiority, survival, survival-instinct

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#8

“The devil's happy when the critics run you off.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: boldness, certainty, confidence, cowardice, criticism, critics, determination, devil, fear, happiness, happy, judgment, perseverance, persistence, ridicule, satan, scrutiny, standing-your-ground, uplifting

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#9

“Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: achieve, achievement, achieving, ambition, goals, inspiration, inspirational, inspire, inspiring, life, lifestyle, living, meaning, motivate, motivating, motivation, motivational, purpose, purpose-in-life, reason, reason-to-breathe, reason-to-live, sacrifice, success, successful-living

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#10

“An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: abuse, addiction, alcohol, alcoholic, aqua, aquaholic, drinking, habits, health, indulgence, intoxicate, obsession, over-indulgence, substance-abuse, water

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#11

“In the land where excellence is commended, not envied, where weakness is aided, not mocked, there is no question as to how its inhabitants are all superhuman.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: aid, better-world, envy, excellence, helping, mockery, strength, superhuman, weakness, world

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#12

“Anger's like a battery that leaks acid right out of me
And it starts from the heart until it reaches my outer me”
― Criss Jami, Healology

tags: acid, anger, battery, bottled-up, control, heart, heartache, passive-aggressive, poetry, self-control

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#13

“With a hint of good judgment, to fear nothing, not failure or suffering or even death, indicates that you value life the most. You live to the extreme; you push limits; you spend your time building legacies. Those do not die.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: dare, daring, death, encouragement, entrepreneurship, extreme, extreme-sports, failure, fearless, inspirational, judgment, leadership, legacies, life, motivational, purpose, risk, risk-it, risk-it-be-different, risky, sports, suffering, take-the-lead, take-the-risk

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#14

“Sometimes it takes a lowly, title-less man to humble the world. Kings, rulers, CEOs, judges, doctors, pastors, they are already expected to be greater and wiser.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: being-heard, ceo, discernment, doctor, humble, judge, king, lowly, pastor, ruler, society, underdog, voice-of-the-nations, world

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#15

“If the entire world sought to make itself worthy of happiness rather than make itself happy, then the entire world would be happy.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: considerate, happiness, happy, inconsiderate, peace, problem, problem-solving, self-control, selfishness, selflessness, solution, together, ultimate, ultimate-answer, unity, working-together, world, worth, worthiness, worthy

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#16

“Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein granting authority to others: 'Perhaps I need someone else to control me.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

tags: attitude, authority, control, discipline, lacking, out-of-control, permission, self-control, self-will, will

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#17

“I demand unconditional love and complete freedom. That is why I am terrible.”
― Tomaz Salamun

tags: unconditional-love

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#18

“Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

tags: beautiful, christ-like, compassion, consideration, divine-love, divine-works, empathy, faith, giving, god-like, good-works, helping-others, inspirational, jesus, life, poor, sympathy, the-one, unconditional-love, value, works, worth

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#19

“I know a lot of things about you, Garth...And I'm rooting for you anyways.”
― Doug TenNapel, Ghostopolis

tags: ghostopolis, god, god-s-love, unconditional-love

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#20

“Indeed, a quick glance around this broken world makes it painfully obvious that we don't need more arguments on behalf of God; we need more people who live as if they are in covenant with Unconditional Love, which is our best definition of God. (p. 21)”
― Robin R. Meyers, Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus

tags: apologetics, faith, love, theology, unconditional-love

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#21

“Kindness is the only strength there is.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

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#22

“If there is a fundamental challenge within these stories, it is simply to change our lurking suspicion that some lives matter less than other lives.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

tags: compassion

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#23

“Sometimes resilience arrives in the moment you discover your own unshakeable goodness.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

tags: compassion, spirituality

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#24

“God can get tiny, if we're not careful.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

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#25

“Terror melting into wonder, then slipping into peace.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

tags: terror

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#26

“Kinship– not serving the other, but being one with the other. Jesus was not “a man for others”; he was one with them. There is a world of difference in that.”
― Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion

tags: christian, inspirational, jesus-christ, kinship

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#27

“How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?”
― Anais Nin

tags: independence, women

4158 likes

#28

“I'd rather die my way than live yours.”
― Lauren Oliver, Delirium

tags: independence, lena-holoway, self-determination, self-reliance

2798 likes

#29

“It’s probably not just by chance that I’m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he’s terribly strong. And if he’s stronger than I, I’m the one who can’t live with him. … I’m neither smart nor stupid, but I don’t think I’m a run-of-the-mill person. I’ve been in business without being a businesswoman, I’ve loved without being a woman made only for love. The two men I’ve loved, I think, will remember me, on earth or in heaven, because men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness. I’ve done my best, in regard to people and to life, without precepts, but with a taste for justice.”
― Coco Chanel

tags: autonomy, bachelorhood, empowerment, freedom, independence, individuality, love, marriage, matrimony, men, self-determination, self-sufficiency, singles, strength, women

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#30

“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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