"Authority figures are so irritating. Because they always tell you to do things for reasons that aren't very good. That sums up what authority is about for me."

-- Rupert Everett

#Reason Quotes #Authority Quotes #Figures Quotes

“There are millions and millions of patriotic Muslim Americans.”
“Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life.”
“Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they're not obeying the things that He called them to do.”
“Too many people are surfing the web and trying to figure out the politics of getting a movie made or taking meetings and trying to get someone to read something instead of creating a truly great script, because something great has a great chance of getting made, but something average that you've sort of talked people into reading doesn't have as good a shot.”
“Good works may only be beautiful sins, if they are not done in a true spirit ...”

Source : Margaret Oliphant (2015). “Delphi Works of Margaret Oliphant with Complete Stories of the Seen and Unseen”, p.2040, Delphi Classics
“We are so curiously made that one atom put in the wrong place in our original structure will often make us unhappy for life.”
“Itâ€™s one of the characteristics of a leader that he not doubt for one moment the capacity of the people heâ€™s leading to realize whatever heâ€™s dreaming. Imagine if Martin Luther King had said, â€˜I have a dream. Of course, Iâ€™m not sure theyâ€™ll be up to it.”
“Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.”

Source : Eric Swanson, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (2010). “The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness”, p.250, Random House

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