"It only says 'Leave' if you have no identification with yourself as a citizen of this country and you feel you have no obligation to pay your fair share."

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Randy Cohen

#Country Quotes #Pay Quotes #Citizens Quotes

“Karta (The Creator) and Karim (The beneficient) are the names of the same God. Razak (The provider) and Rahim (The merciful) are also the names given to Him. Let no man in his error wrangle over differences in names. Worship the One God who is the Lord of all. Know that his form is one and He is the One light diffused in all.”
“History, insofar as it accustoms human beings to comprehend the whole of the past and to hasten forward with its conclusions into the far future, conceals the boundaries of birth and death, which enclose the life of the human being so narrowly and oppressively, and with a kind of optical illusion, expands his short existence into endless space, leading the individual imperceptibly over into humanity.”
“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

Source : John C. Maxwell (2001). “The Power of Leadership”, p.18, David C Cook
“What people are afraid of can tell us a lot about society.”
“Be a sponge. Spend as much time as possible with people who truly know their craft and be a great listener. That is how you learn.”
“Everyone wins the marathon. We all have the same feeling at the start-nervous, anxious, excited. It is a broader, richer, and even with twenty-seven thousand people-more intimate experience than I found when racing in track. New York is the marathon that all the biggest stars want to win, but has also been the stage for an array of human stories more vast than any other sporting event.”
“The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”
“In money matters no relationship counts; money hardens all hearts.”

Source : Matilde Serao (1901). “The Land of Cockayne: A Novel”

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