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1 " Hearing has consequences. When I truly hear a person and the meanings that are important to him at that moment, hearing not simply his words, but him, and when I let him know that I have heard his own private personal meanings, many things happen. There is first of all a grateful look. He feels released. He wants to tell me more about his world. He surges forth in a new sense of freedom. He becomes more open to the process of change. I have often noticed that the more deeply I hear the meanings of the person, the more there is that happens. Almost always, when a person realize he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying, " Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it's like to be me. "
2 " By learning to observe without becoming involved, the pattern of stimulus-response which underlies most human behaviour can be broken. Little by little the realisation dawns that one is free to choose how to react in all situations … The grip of long-standing habits is weakened and replaced with a new sense of freedom. "
3 " The author writes that key FDR aide Harry Hopkins was in such poor health near the end of his boss's second term that one observer said he didn't know how Hopkins could possibly report to the president. But, at the onset of war and genuine national emergency, Hopkins was animated with a new sense of purpose. "
― Doris Kearns Goodwin , No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
4 " You'd have thought we planned it," says Peeta, giving me just the hint of a smile." Didn't you?" asks Portia. Her fingers press her eyelids closed as if she's warding off a very bright light." No," I say looking at Peeta with a new sense of apreciation. " Neither of us even knew what we were going to do before we went in." " And Haymitch?" says Peeta. " We decided we don't want any other allies in the arena." " Good. Then I won't be responsible for you killing off any of my friends with your stupidity," he says. "
5 " It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent. "
6 " Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose. "
― Andy Rooney
7 " I'm a futurist. Technology is our way out of almost every problem we have. Technology can create a new sense of community. "
