If a child is poor in math but good at tennis, most people would hire a math tutor. … - Deepak Chopra

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These dilemmas present perhaps the most enduring conundrum of human history: can people derive their identity primarily by positive association or does life's meaning also require negative comparison to others?

Deepak Chopra

If a child is poor in math but good at tennis, most people would hire a math tutor. I would rather hire a tennis coach.

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The world 'out there' won't change until the world 'in here' does.

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The three things you can offer your children to change them: attention, appreciation and affection.

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Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities

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