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Themselves Quotes (page 9)

I feel very strongly that all Japanese at that time had the idea drilled into them of 1999 being the end of the world. Aum renunciates have already accepted, inside themselves, the end of the world, because when they become a renunciate, they discard themselves totally, thereby abandoning the world. In other words, Aum is a collection of people who have accepted the end. People who continue to hold out hope for the near future still have an attachment to the world. If you have attachments,... Haruki Murakami
In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism. George J. Mitchell
The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were mistreated themselves and were not permitted to defend themselves. Alice Miller
John Metcalf quote: "Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to..."
Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to keep themselves accurate. John Metcalf
Somebody who's really comfortable with who she is and doesn't care what other people think. I like women who are really strong and were brought up to be comfortable with themselves and respect themselves. Brian Austin Green
Andre Gide quote: "It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing..."
It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves. Andre Gide
I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly. Lady Gaga
If you're interested in how people behave, if you're interested in the way they talk about themselves, the way the conceive of themselves, it's very hard to ignore drugs nowadays, because that is so much part of the conversation. Jonathan Franzen
There are some lawyers who think of themselves as basically instruments of whoever their clients are, and they pride themselves on their professional craft. Cass Sunstein
Ani DiFranco quote: "People need something or someone to fasten themselves to in..."
People need something or someone to fasten themselves to in order to reassure themselves that they are real. Ani DiFranco
Oriana Fallaci quote: "I defend Israel's right to exist, to defend themselves, to not..."
I defend Israel's right to exist, to defend themselves, to not let themselves be exterminated a second time. Oriana Fallaci
It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have to stop their old practices of fighting each other every time they have a problem. They have to learn how to do peaceful conflict resolution. Jan Egeland
Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit themselves against ideas or God. Judy Davis
It's just about keeping people who are close to me, near. It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood. Vanessa Hudgens
Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others. Plato

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