Anamchara Quotes & Sayings

Photography is there to construct the idea of us as a great family and we go on vacations and take these pictures and then we look at them later and we say, 'Isn't this a great family?' So photography is instrumental in creating family not only as a memento, a souvenir, but also a kind of mythology. — Larry Sultan

Ordinary people in times of shame and doubt needed an anamchara, or a "soul friend." Soon — Richard Rohr

While we remain a nation decisively shaped by religious faith, our politics and our culture are, in the main, less influenced by movements and arguments of an explicitly Christian character than they were even five years ago. I think this is a good thing - good for our political culture. — Jon Meacham

[As to the second case] ,that of being drawn into one [a trap or ambush] ... you must be shrewd about not believing easily things not in accord with reason. For example, if the enemy puts some booty before you, you ought to believe that within it there is a hook and that it conceals some trick. If many of the enemy are put to flight by your few, if a few of the enemy assail your many, if the enemy turn in sudden flight, ... you ought to fear a trick. And you should never believe that the enemy does not know how to carry on his affairs; rather, if you hope to be less deceived ... and ... run less risk, in proportion as your enemy is weaker, in proportion as he is less cautious, you should the more respect him. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Sometimes you get what you want not because it's right or fair or even smart, but because you just don't know any better. — Gayle Lynds

See into life, don't just look at it. — Anne Baxter

The most important duty of a teacher is to not only teach but to also inspire and enhance the desire for learning. — Debasish Mridha

There's always this fear that even though I may know what I want, I may never actually make it a reality. — Kandi Steiner