"If children were brought up to become non-conformists it would only ruin their lives. So parents all over China who loved their children told them to do as Chairman Mao said. It was not possible to tell them anything else."

-- Jung Chang

#Children Quotes #Parent Quotes #Ruins Quotes

“I know. Life is so unfair. I'm still not going to pee on Karou's ex-boyfriend for you." "What? I wasn't even going to ask you to." In her most reasonable tone, Zuzana explained explained, "I just want you to pee in a balloon so I can drop it on him.”
“Many Americans would die naked in the middle of the road before they'd tell you what's hurt them most. But a born Southerner will show you the cell in their heart that burns the hardest. They'll hold it out to you in their bare right hand.”
“With the first kiss his mouth will taste of wormwood.”

Source : Harlan Ellison, Thomas Ligotti, Poppy Z. Brite, F. Paul Wilson (2010). “Cthulhu 2000”, p.146, Del Rey
“The active cavalry of Scythia is always followed, in their most distant and rapid incursions, by an adequate number of spare horses, who may be occasionally used, either to redouble the speed, or to satisfy the hunger, of the barbarians. Many are the resources of courage and poverty.”
“The difficulty of always feeling that you ought to be doing something is that you tend to undervalue the times when youâ€™re apparently doing nothing, and those are very important times.”
“Great leaders get people to think more of themselves, not more of the leader.”

Source : Peter Burwash (2007). “The Key to Great Leadership: Rediscovering the Principles of Outstanding Service”, p.140, Torchlight Publishing
“That's what college is for - getting as many bad decisions as possible out of the way before you're forced into the real world. I keep a checklist of 'em on the wall in my room.”
“All of us experience fear, but when we confront and acknowledge it, we are able to turn it into courage. Being courageous does not mean never being scared; it means acting as you know you must even though you are undeniably afraid.”

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