"You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness."

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Source : "A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations". Book by Tyron Edwards, p. 290, 1908.

Cyrus the Great

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“My father raised us like... we were not allowed to see people in any sort of colors, but also we were not allowed to call people fat. If ever we were to say, 'Oh that fat person, or this person,' he would make us put a bar of soap in our mouth and count to 10. We weren't allowed to look at people like that.”
“Bullshit, as you Americans say. He's Irish. The Irish say bullshit too.”
“Nowadays we can sidestep traditional media with social media and technology that allows us to become citizen journalists, to fight against injustice by showing what's shamefully going on.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“For me, drawing is a way of navigating the imagination, and it remains the fundamental vehicle of my practice. Drawing allows me to be at my most inventive.”

Source : "Artist Shahzia Sikander on how she draws" by Shahzia Sikander, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2009.
“I expect the audience to assume TV is stupid. I accept that it's my job to overcome it.”
“Model the behavior you wish more people would display. Lead first.”
“I hate the word 'sneering', I can't help the way my face looks.”
“If the people around you are negative and you can't change that, either remove yourself from the situation or view it simply as one obstacle you face in pursuing your own potential. Stay focused on your own goals and make the best of the situation.”

Source : Terry Orlick (1998). “Embracing Your Potential”, p.51, Human Kinetics

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