"The saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful."

-- H. L. Mencken

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“Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind of energy toward yourself- if you are not capable of taking care of yourself, of nourishing yourself, of protecting yourself - it is very difficult to take care of another person. In the Buddhist teaching, it's clear that to love oneself is the foundation of the love of other people. Love is a practice. Love is truly a practice.”
“The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.”
“The people are living seperately together," he said. "So there is responsibility. I cry, you cry. You cry, I cry. We all come running, and the one that stays quiet, the one that stays home, must explain. Is he in league with the criminals? Is he a coward? And what would he expect when he cries? This is simple. This is normal. This is community.”

Source : Philip Gourevitch (1999). “We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories From Rwanda”, p.34, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
“She could have a Grammy I'd still treat her ***** like a nominee.”
“Process is not a substitute for skill.”
“Somehow you'll escape all that waiting and staying. You'll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing.”
“It's not about having a specific set time; both personal and professional lives are 24/7. It's simply, more about making the right allocation to each one and recognizing that it's going to be different every single day”
“The way to a woman's heart is through your wallet.”

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