"I believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there."

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Source : Petronius (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Petronius (Illustrated)”, p.164, Delphi Classics

Petronius

#Believe Quotes #School Quotes #Men Quotes

“Above all, recognize that if you have had success, you have also had luck â€” and with luck comes obligation. You owe a debt, and not just to your Gods. You owe a debt to the unlucky.”

Source : "Don’t Eat Fortune’s Cookie". Princeton University’s 2012 Baccalaureate Remarks, www.princeton.edu. June 3, 2012.
“The more complicated the order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a 'decaf grandee, half soy, half lowfat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low and one NutraSweet,' ooooh, you're a huge asshole.”
“They say I'm young, but my purpose is the inspiration of a nation, innovation 'till I change the talk into a conversation. I'm like a doctor and my patients are anxiously waiting; healing all the hatin' that fakin' in the paper chasing. It's hard to live up to these expectations that I'm facing, and gain the admiration of an older generation. That's why I'm pacing back and forth, contemplatin' mediatatin', how to use what I've been taught is a positive force...”
“Sometimes I was too tired, other times just lazy. Now and then, I was frustrated because nothing seemed to be happening - no signs from God, no enlightenment, nothing. But that wasn't the point, the Shaykh explained. What mattered was the inner connection with God, which builds slowly and only transforms us gradually. Another obstacle, however, was that I often found it hard to concentrate during the dhikr.”
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”
“Talent is a question of quantity. Talent does not write one page; it writes three hundred.”
“Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of Europe.”
“I simply go with what works. And what works is the healthy skepticism embodied in the scientific method. Believe me, if the Bible had ever been shown to be a rich source of scientific answers and enlightenment, we would be mining it daily for cosmic discovery.”

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