William Godwin - sentiment

"There is a class of persons whose souls are essentially non-conductors to the electricity of sentiment, and whose minds seem to be filled with their own train of thinking, convictions, and purposes to the exclusion of everything else." ~William Godwin

Rachel Kushner - inclusion and exclusion

"I think the art world heightens the intensity of desires for inclusion, and the humiliations of exclusion, which is why it's a great place to circulate when you are in the lucky position, as I am, of not wanting or needing anything from anyone." ~Rachel Kushner

Frantz Kanon - cognitive dissonance

"Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the NEW EVIDENCE CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief." ~Frantz Kanon, Psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer from the French Colony of Martinique

Quotes on EXCLUSION

"But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats." ~Jim Hightower

"I think the art world heightens the intensity of desires for inclusion, and the humiliations of exclusion, which is why it's a great place to circulate when you are in the lucky position, as I am, of not wanting or needing anything from anyone." ~Rachel Kushner

"One of the dreams of Zionism was to be a bridge. Instead, we are creating exclusion between the East and the West instead of creating bridges; we are contributing to the conflict between East and West by our stupid desire to have more." ~A. B. Yehoshua

"The exclusion of God automatically means the inclusion of evil." ~Tony Evans

"There is a class of persons whose souls are essentially non-conductors to the electricity of sentiment, and whose minds seem to be filled with their own train of thinking, convictions, and purposes to the exclusion of everything else." ~William Godwin

"Uncertainty and fears of social decline and exclusion have reached the middle class in many societies." ~Jose Angel Gurria

"We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion." ~Zygmunt Bauman

"While the male eye zooms in on a particular element to the exclusion of all else, a woman's gaze flickers from one tedious task to the next, to the point where we can't distinguish between the importance of mopping the kitchen floor and achieving world peace." ~Mariella Frostrup

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Mariella Frostrup - world peace

"While the male eye zooms in on a particular element to the exclusion of all else, a woman's gaze flickers from one tedious task to the next, to the point where we can't distinguish between the importance of mopping the kitchen floor and achieving world peace." ~Mariella Frostrup

Susan David Quotes

"Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life." ~Susan David

"We own our emotions; they don't own us." ~Susan David (Why It's Good To Embrace Negative Feelings)

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Susan J. Bissonette - personification

"An optimist is the human personification of spring." ~Susan J. Bissonette

Sheryl Crow - wildflowers

"No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up int the middle of nowhere." ~Sheryl Crow

Edgar Guest - greatest joy

"Spring's greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out." ~Edgar Guest