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Thinking Quotes - Page 791

The prospect of music being detachable from time and place meant that one could start to think of music as a part of one's furniture.

"Brian Eno: Success ruins artists". Interview with David Mitchell, www.salon.com. October 1, 2011.

I wasn't really testing it on myself as much as I was learning from other people about what it meant to live and love with your whole heart, and then thinking, oh my god, I'm not doing that.

"Brené Brown On Why Courage, Vulnerability And Authenticity Have To Be Practiced". Interview with Chantal Pierrat, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 25, 2013.

Nostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare our lives to a memory that nostalgia has so completely edited that it never really existed.

Brené Brown (2013). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.20, Penguin UK

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.

"Author Brené Brown Discusses Embracing Our Ordinariness". Interview with Martha Rosenberg, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 21, 2011.

I think that there is something beautiful about mortality. It makes our decisions mean more.

"MH Grill: Brandon Boyd". Interview with Benjamin Palfreyman, www.menshealth.co.uk. July 7, 2012.

I used to think I could learn about Jesus by studying Him, but now I know Jesus doesn't want stalkers.

Bob Goff, Donald Miller (2012). “Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World”, p.197, Thomas Nelson Inc