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41 " Yes, they mean well, but the only good that an absence of malice guarantees is a clear conscience. "
― Zia Haider Rahman , In the Light of What We Know
42 " Peace does not mean an absence of conflict, because opposition, polarity and conflict are natural and universal laws. "
― Bryant McGill , Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
43 " Eternity is said not to be an extension of time but an absence of time. "
― Graham Greene , The End of the Affair
44 " Recovery does not refer to an absence of pain or struggle. Rather, recovery is marked by the transition from anguish to suffering. In anguish the paralyzed man and I lived without hope. We experienced anguish as futile pain, pain that revolved in circles, pain that bore no possibility other than more pain, and pain that lead nowhere. However, when we became hopeful, our anguish was transformed into` true suffering. True suffering is marked by an inner peace, i.e., although we still felt great pain, we also experienced a peace in knowing that this pain was leading us forward into a new future. "
45 " Where have I been? she wondered. Is a life that can now be considered an absence a life?For some time things had been going badly for her. She could cite nothing in particular as a problem; rather, it was as if life in general had a grudge against her. Things persisted in turning grey. Although at first she had revelled in the erudite seclusion of her job, in the protection against the vulgarities of the world that it offered, after five years she now felt that in some way it had aged her disproportionately, that she was as old as the yellowed papers she spent her days unfolding. When, very occasionally, she raised her eyes from the past and surveyed the present, it faded from her view and became as ungraspable as a mirage. Although she had discussed this with the Director, who had waved away her condition of mind as an occupational hazard, she was still not satisfied that this was how the only life she had been offered should be lived. "
― Marian Engel
46 " Peace is not an absence of war it is a virtue a state of mind a disposition for benevolence confidence justice. "
47 " Paradoxically, the freedom of Paris is associated with a persistent belief that nothing ever changes. Paris, they say, is the city that changes least. After an absence of twenty or thirty years, one still recognize "
48 " Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. "
49 " In Chicago, you have an absence of strong family units, and that absence gets filled by gangs. You have a failure in the school system, after-school programs and other social programs to help keep kids off the streets. Amnesty International speaks to that in some way, by keeping these issues in the forefront. "
50 " The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought. "
― Václav Havel , Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Hvížďala
51 " Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction. "
52 " Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others. "
53 " I started writing because there's an absence of things I was familiar with or that I dreamed about. One of my senses of anger is related to this vacancy - a yearning I had as a teenager... and when I get ready to write, I think I'm trying to fill that. "
