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“Always the edge of the sea remains an elusive and indefinable boundary. The shore has a dual nature, changing with the swing of the tides, belonging now to the land, now to the sea.”
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“ People who live in stone houses should never throw glasses.”
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“The end point of leadership is not just the position of power we reach, but the continual change and deepening we experience that makes a difference in our lives, our work, our world. Our leadership journeys are only at midpoint when we have achieved a position of power.”
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“If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.”
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“Ritual is one of the ways in which humans put their lives in perspective, whether it be Purim, Advent, or drawing down the moon. Ritual calls together the shades and specters in people's lives, sorts them out, puts them to rest.”
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“There is nothing personal in the thunderclap of understanding. The lightning that releases it comes from outside oneself.”
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“ ... he could now think about her calmly, recognizing that her course was run and that she would not have wished to outlive herself.”
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“When things come to the worst, they generally mend.”