" Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in. "

J. Harris, Sidney on Uniqueness
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"The public examination of homosexuality in our contemporary life is still so coated with distasteful moral connotations that even a reviewer is bound to wonder uneasily why he was selected to evaluate a book on the subject, and to assert defensively at the outset that he is happily married, the father of four children and the one-time adornment of his college boxing, track and tennis teams. "

Harris, Sidney J. on
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"We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice — that is, until we have stopped saying “It got lost,” and say, “I lost it.” "

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"Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, Why not? and the other, Why bother?"

Harris, Sidney J. on Age and Aging
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"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' -the pig was 'committed"

Unknown on Commitment
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