Shifters Pleasanton Quotes & Sayings

groupthink occurs when people "are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group," and their "strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action. — Adam M. Grant

It was always women who did the choosing, and men's place was to be grateful if they were lucky enough to be the chosen ones. Joseph Anton — Salman Rushdie

What are the moral implications? What do these people do when they have tremendous amounts of money? They use that money to perpetuate their own wealth and their own power. Every day, Congress works on behalf of big-money interests. — Bernie Sanders

From the ground. They waded waist-deep in the grass, in a compact body, bearing an improvised stretcher in their midst. Instantly, in the emptiness of the landscape, a cry arose whose shrillness pierced the still air like a sharp arrow — Joseph Conrad

Wanting to get out of pain is the pain; it is not the "reaction" of an "I" distinct from the pain. When you discover this, the desire to escape "merges" into the pain itself and vanishes. Discounting aspirin for the moment, you cannot remove your head from a headache as you can remove your hand from a flame. "You" equals "head" equals "ache." When you actually see that you are the pain, pain ceases to be a motive, for there is no one to be moved. It becomes, in the true sense, of no consequence. It hurts - period. — Alan W. Watts

I sometimes question whether I'm even an artist or just a painter. — Martin Mull

I don't have to be anything at all. I don't even have to be myself, because there is no such thing as not being myself. I am inescapably myself. — Mooji

She is still less civilized than man, largely because she has not been educated. — W. L. George

And kitchens and roust out everyone you find. Malo, do the same with the maester's tower and the armory. Ser Brendel, the stables, sept, and barracks. Bring them out into the yard, and try not to kill anyone — George R R Martin

Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practice black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and will save your soul, if-and mark well what I say-if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins. — Louis De Montfort

On your journey to achieve your dreams you will face challenges that will test you to the core. — John Patrick Hickey

We cried and sobbed and wept and bled tears. But when we were finished, all we could do was continue living. — Nnedi Okorafor

Jesus is our strength, and what we cannot do or bear, He can both do and bear in us. — James Hudson Taylor

It was a lovely church - one of those places which look as though God might be about to give a marvellous party. — Eva Ibbotson

That is why whenever we make assumptions, we're asking for problems. We make an assumption, we misunderstand, we take it personally, and we end up creating a whole big drama for nothing. — Miguel Ruiz