It is easy to be mindless in America, because dreaming of and living for a better tomorrow is the American way. … The problem is, in the second half of the twentieth century, we have gotten so good at living for tomorrow that most of us spend very little time in the present.
BARBARA DE ANGELISIt is inherent in human consciousness to improve. So there is nothing unique about a people searching for and creating ways to make their life better – all civilizations throughout history have done this. What is unique about us in America is the accelerated rate at which we continually search for novelty and progress.
More Barbara De Angelis Quotes
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Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
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If you let your mind talk you out of things that aren’t logical, you’re going to have a very boring life. Because grace isn’t logical. Love isn’t logical. Miracles aren’t logical.
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in all codependent relationships, the rescuer needs the victim as much as the victim needs the rescuer.
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It takes a lot of courage to be the same person on the outside that you are on the inside.
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Don’t be proud of what you know, and don’t be self-confident if you are learned. Be open to advice from the unlearned as well as from the learned. Art knows no limit, and the artists will never achieve perfection.
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Men aren’t the way they are because they want to drive women crazy; they’ve been trained to be that way for thousands of years. And that training makes it very difficult for men to be intimate.
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Marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s something you do. It’s the way you love your partner every day.
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The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.
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No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.
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They’re basically moments in which you’re in touch with the meaning of life, when your relationship to the rest of the universe makes sense.
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We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.
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No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.
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The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It’s a choice you make on your wedding day, and over and over again and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband.
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Men are just as sensitive, and in some ways more sensitive, than women are.
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If you don’t develop your skill at enjoying what you have, you won’t be any happier when you get more.
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