Forswear Define Quotes & Sayings

I had the good sense even then to realize patting oneself on the back is a waste of time. Besides, there are much better places to pat oneself if one must, indeed, pat. — W.B. Keckler

A true symbol appears only when there is a need to express what thought cannot think or what is only divined or felt. — C. G. Jung

In addition, if a person makes the error of identifying self with his work (rather than with the internal virtues that make the work possible), if self-esteem is tied primarily to accomplishments, success, income, or being a good family provider, the danger is that economic circumstances beyond the individual's control may lead to the failure of the business or the loss of a job, flinging him into depression or acute demoralization. — Nathaniel Branden

It is the technique, above all, that makes a meal Chinese or not. — Bee Wilson

Suddenly, I get this giddy desire to shock these guys a little. I continue, "These baboons really are our relatives. In fact, this baboon is my cousin." And with that I lean over and give Daniel a loud messy kiss on his big ol' nose. I get more of a response than I bargained for. The Masai freak and suddenly, they are waving their spears real close to my face, like they mean it. One is yelling, "He is not your cousin, he is not your cousin! A baboon cannot even cook ugali!" (Ugali is the ubiquitous and repulsive maize meal that everyone eats here. I almost respond that I don't really know how to cook the stuff either, but decide to show some prudence at last.) "He is not your cousin! — Robert M. Sapolsky

Men of my father's generation were perpetual hustlers, always on the make and always on the move. — Shawn Amos

People believe that Noah's Ark is a legend when we are already apart of this legend, look around what do you see? — Abdulkadir Abdullahi Mohamed Mirre

Now the common human perception about the purpose of academic institutions, is that, they are meant to put a stamp of approval on the students, so that later on the students can show off their stamp in order to make a living. The parents invest money to get the stamp, and the child uses that stamp to make more money. Where is the element of education in this whole process! — Abhijit Naskar

Don't tell me love is not forever,
Mine will only die when we close our eyes,
one last time — Serena Grey