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Why do air crashes trigger such emotions? Put it down to a number of factors, some profound, others neither here nor there. Air mishaps tend to involve more of the rich and powerful since they prefer the skies to the roads.

Ogochukwu Ikeje, No 'bus stops' in the skies, The Nation

#day 12 #quote #the nation #Ogochukwu Ikeje

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A critique is like a girl who can't dance, but says the band cannot play.

#quote #a critique

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You are perfectly entitled to invent your life and to claim that it’s true.

James Salter

#satisfaction #quote #james salter #invent your life #claim it's true #truth

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Lagos-based mother-of-four, Folorunsho Alakija, 62, started her career as a secretary in a bank then studied fashion and launched a label. But her big break was oil.

#pleasure #nigerian billionaire #nigerian pride #folorunsho alakija #oprah #rich black woman #7.3 billion #2.9 billion #oil fortune #link

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"Jesus settled down for a nap." Luke 8:23 (NLT)

The Protestant work ethic is fine, but it should be balanced with the Protestant nap ethic. 

While on the earth, Jesus got tired. While on the earth, you will get tired.

Jesus napped. You should nap. 

I really don't want to complicate this blog post with an argument about the Greek word for "nap," though that probably would help you fall asleep. I do want to keep this blog post short as the longer you read it, the more nap time you are wasting. And, since people really like three-point sermons, here it goes: 

1. Lie down or sit down.  2. Close your eyes.  3. Sleep.

#satisfaction #link #mark driscoll #jesus napped

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I can't stand near ledges. I'm not so afraid of losing my balance oe slipping. I'm afraid I'll jump.

Mistress, James Patterson (and David Ellis)

#quote #mistress #james patterson #david ellis #secrets #lies #deadly conspiracy #satisfaction

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They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you.

Philip Larkin

#quote #philip larkin #parents #satisfaction #criminal minds #criminal minds season 9 episode 2 #the inspired

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*equanimity: Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, iesp in a difficult situation.

"It is important to maintain your equanimity. You cannot let yourself get too ‘up’ or too ‘down’ based on your circumstances." “Too ‘down’ I understand. But why not too ‘up?’” “Because the higher your mountains are, the deeper your valleys will seem. You should not react to the world. You should respond, but not react. A response is an action based on logic. A reaction is an emotional state. Your reaction will not change the world. Your reaction only changes you. Your response will change the world.”

#reblog #satisfaction #equanimity #humans of new york

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There's not a fixed amount of success and recognition in the world. So another person's accomplishments don't diminish the accomplishments available to you.

Unknown New Yorker

#quote #satisfaction #communion #humans of new york

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I'm having a really hard time believing that if I do my part, everything else will fall into place.

#quote #satisfaction #the process #everything has its place

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I will get forgotten, but the stories will last.

John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

#communion #quote #john green #an abundance of katherines #stories #forgetfullness

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Don't fight your demons. Your demons are here to teach you lessons. Sit down with your demons and have a drink and a chat and learn their names and talk about the burns on their fingers and scratches on their ankles. Some of them are very nice.

#link #quote #satisfaction #curiosity killed your virginity

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If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve.

Daria, 5:13

#quote #satisfaction #communion #daria #season 5 episode 13

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What is necessary, after all, is only this: solitude, vast inner solitude. To walk inside yourself and meet no one for hours—that is what you must be able to attain.

Rainer Maria Rilke

#quote #solitude #inner solitude #rainer maria rilke #secret cinema #walk inside yourself #meet no one #necessary #pleasure #satisfaction

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#reblog #jesus #beer pong #the last supper #modern art #leonardo da vinci #pleasure #photo

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#ar #photo #earth #eh #reblog #pleasure

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#photo #reblog #communion #success