#themselves

They should hold themselves absolutely upon the immovable foundation of truth and nature, whereby alone they can save themselves from misapprehensions and from the danger of being entirely carried away from reality into mere dreams and fictions. ↗

— Ethan A. Hitchcock

#alone #away #being #carried #danger

Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#does #helps #merely #people #propaganda

We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together for a common purpose. I see no reason to stop now. ↗

— Jane D. Hull

#children #common #done #giving #help

I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves. ↗

— J. A. Jance

#about #also #assured #become #being

We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves. ↗

— Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

#country #empower #enable #kind #our

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#character #completely #conditions #customary #defined

'The Tree of Life' is a collection of conversations that lost souls and true believers have with themselves while keeping their heads to the sky. But the movie is church via the planetarium. ↗

— Wesley Morris

#church #collection #conversations #heads #keeping

I've made this decision not to talk to the press about anything that's gone on in my life, but just to write music about it. They can interpret it themselves. ↗

— Bijou Phillips

#anything #decision #gone #i #interpret