Quote by James Hillman
The word power has such a generally negative implication in our so

The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles, or control? – James Hillman

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We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask, Whats wrong with him, how much will it cost, and when can I pick him up? – James Hillman

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car
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The older people that one admires seem to be fearless. They go right out into the world. Its astounding. Maybe they cant see or they cant hear, but they walk out into the street and take life as it comes. Theyre models of courage, in a strange way. – James Hillman

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Courage
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I dont think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe that something is wrong with the person. – James Hillman

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Change
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What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that Im a good person to society. Thats hard. The talent, thats a gift. I just came here like that. – Erykah Badu

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Society

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity. – Robertson Davies

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Society

If we had any nerve at all, if we had any real balls as a society, or whatever you need, whatever quality you need, real character, we would make an effort to really address the wrongs in this society, righteously. – Jerry Garcia

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Society

I work in an old tradition that goes back to the ancient Greeks. You hold a mirror to crime to see whats happening in society. I could never write a crime story just for the sake of it, because I always want to talk about certain things in society. – Henning Mankell

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Society

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Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. – Peter Drucker

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Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven. – Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies, 1928

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I work with people I admire and respect. Its never because of who they are. – Alexander McQueen

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All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports. – John Hodgman

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