Brené Brown (1965) US writer and professor
Source: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Source: Lord of Shadows
Brené Brown (1965) US writer and professor
Source: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
John Ruskin (1819–1900) English writer and art critic
Sesame and Lilies.
Context: When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the colour-petals out of a fruitful flower;—when they are faithfully helpful and compassionate, all their emotions become steady, deep, perpetual, and vivifying to the soul as the natural pulse to the body. But now, having no true business, we pour our whole masculine energy into the false business of money-making; and having no true emotion, we must have false emotions dressed up for us to play with, not innocently, as children with dolls, but guiltily and darkly.
“Adulthood essentially means making the right choices based on true love.”
Joseph Theodorus Suwatan (1940) Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop
Nuncio Asks Catholic Schools to Instill Value of Love https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/2002/04/30/nuncio-asks-catholic-schools-to-instill-value-of-love&post_id=20552 (29 April 2002)
Robert McKee (1941) American academic specialised in seminars for screenwriters
Source: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
“Self-knowledge is the only basis of true knowledge.”
John Taylor Gatto (1935–2018) American teacher, book author
“Weve got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.”
Walt Disney (1901–1966) American film producer and businessman
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie We Should All Be Feminists
Source: We Should All Be Feminists
Source: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/15-quotes-from-chimamanda-adichie-that-have-change/