“Colin's skin was alive with the feeling of connection to everyone in that car and everyone not in it. And he was feeling not-unique in the very best possible way.”

— John Green, book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, pg. 215 (closing words)
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

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“Everyone superior in one thing. In civilized circumstances, everyone feels superior to everyone else in at least one way; this is the basis of the general goodwill, inasmuch as everyone is someone who, under certain conditions, can be of help, and need therefore feel no shame in allowing himself to be helped.”

Friedrich Nietzsche book Human, All Too Human

Section IX, "Man Alone with Himself" / aphorism 509
Human, All Too Human (1878), Helen Zimmern translation

“Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens, people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.”

Warren Bennis (1925–2014) American leadership expert

Warren Bennis (1999) Managing People Is Like Herding Cats. p. 89
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“Chances are you feel superior to almost everyone you work with — however, they probably feel the same way about you.”

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“God is one's very own. It is the eternal relationship. He is everyone's own. One realizes Him in proportion to the intensity of one's feeling for Him.”

Sarada Devi (1853–1920) Hindu religious figure, spiritual consort of Ramakrishna

[Swami Tapasyananda, Swami Nikhilananda, Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations, 302]

“If everyone could feel everyone else’s pain, who would torture?”

Octavia E. Butler book Parable of the Sower

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“He wore his fear on his skin for everyone to see.”

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Source: Butcher Bird

“To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.”

Eric Hoffer (1898–1983) American philosopher

“A moment of weakness comes, for everyone, but then he feels stupid, and listens to his good sense.”

Richard Wagner (1813–1883) German composer, conductor

Original: (de) "Die schwache Stunde kommt für jeden, da wird er dumm und lässt mit sich reden."
Source: Quotes from his operas, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Hans Sachs, Act 3 Scene 3

“He shrugged. "The same as any other. It's a way to make people feel better about themselves. Everyone likes feeling special. Being part of an elite group is a way to do that."
"But you weren't part of it?"
"No need. I already know I'm special.”

Richelle Mead Shadow Kiss

Source: Shadow Kiss

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