"It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon that guards the door, and this dragon is religion."

-- Bertrand Russell

#Birthday Quotes #Doors Quotes #Dragons Quotes

“Sometimes in life, random things can blind-side you.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Education is the sum total of one's experience, and the purpose of higher education is to widen our experiences beyond the circumscribed existence or our own daily lives.”
“Well, I haven't been doing that much work with other people per se. I started doing more of that.”
“I think there's something very lovely and hilarious about exploring the particular neuroses of the female mind. It's just not the same thing with men. I mean, there are exceptions, but for the most part, women beat themselves up in their heads more. They overanalyze stuff far more than men do.”
“I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself.”
“I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I'm not.”
“Humility is one of the most repulsive virtues, nearly always false.”

Source : George Mikes (1970). “The land of the rising yen: Japan”, Harvard Common Press
“I'll never forget what it was like to hold my wife and children again, to know that I was home, to know that I had managed to survive.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

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