Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people?
-Eleanor Roosevelt, diplomat, author, and lecturer (1884-1962)
...need to wait?
They'll tell you you're too loud, that you need to wait your turn and ask the right people for permission. Do it anyway.
-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, US Congress member (b. Oct 13, 1989)
Stand out of light
When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: "Only stand out of my light." Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light.
-John W. Gardner, author and educator (1912-2002)
...NO COUNTRIES
Imagine there's no Countries,
It isn't hard to do.
Nothing to kill or die for,
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace.
It isn't hard to do.
Nothing to kill or die for,
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace.
-John Lennon, musician (1940-1980)
small cast BiG
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.
-Lin Yutang, writer and translator (1895-1976)
...the tyrant
It's said that "power corrupts", but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. When they do act, they think of it as service, which has limits. The tyrant, though, seeks mastery, for which he is insatiable, implacable.
-David Brin, scientist and science fiction author (b. 6 Oct 1950)
7 Blunders...
Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence:
- wealth without work
- pleasure without conscience
- knowledge without character
- commerce without morality
- science without humanity
- worship without sacrifice
- politics without principle.
-Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Serves the best
He serves his party best who serves the country best.
-Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th US president (1822-1893)
Memories Vs. Dreams
We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.
-Jeremy Irons, actor (b. 19 Sep 1948)
..fugitives
In a world of fugitives, the person taking the opposite direction will appear to run away.
-T.S. Eliot, poet (1888-1965)
make life easier
Customers don't care about features. They care about how your product will make their life easier or solve their pain points.
- Rajiv Talreja
- Rajiv Talreja
...of the mind
No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind.
-Miguel de Cervantes, novelist (1547-1616)
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