Beware of weak men. They’re the most dangerous, because they’ll do anything for a little power.
I can run like the wind, and I can be still as a stone. But, best of all, I can decide which.
“The world is too fragile for people to be untrue. There’s too much at stake, and life’s too short for lies.”
We can’t help who we love. But we can help who we are. We can decide to become ourselves.
Intellectual refinement’s one thing. Moral refinement’s something different.
Pain makes us make bad decisions. Fear of pain is almost as big a motivator.
People don’t change. At least not in any way that really matters.
...>>The more devoted, the more reason to lie. ...
...>>Man was granted the capacity to determine right from wrong—and the freedom to do it anyway
...>>Humans are very much social creatures.
It’s then actually pretty sad/ironic that we’re so bad at relationships.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe.
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.
“No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.”
By walking I found out
Where I was going.
By intensely hating, how to love
By loving, whom and what to love.
When the ground starts moving beneath their feet, they reach for answers that seem solid, even if they are simplistic.
...>>Chasing success is like trying to squeeze a handful of water. The tighter you squeeze, the less water you get. When you chase it, your life becomes the chase, and you become a victim of always wanting more.
most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people.
...>>“Wait a minute, Juanita. ...is it a virus, a drug, or a religion?”
Juanita shrugs. “What’s the difference?”
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"
“ordinary people will do extraordinary things when given a chance.”
“Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.”
“in my opinion, we don’t devote nearly enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.”
“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.”
"[I]f an American jumps out of an airplane, you can't sell him a parachute until after he hits the ground.
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