"We would turn everything into songs in those days...A lot of people think "Alice's Restaurant" was an anti-war song. It's not."

-- Arlo Guthrie

#Song Quotes #War Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Right now I like baseball, hockey and tennis players. And horseback riders.”
“Back in 1792, Dr. Benjamin Banneker, the famed African-American inventor and scientist in Washington, proposed a Department of Peace for the new Nation to his friends George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. His prophetic suggestion was not implemented; but now, more than 200 years later, the need for a Peace Department is too compelling to ignore.”
“The howl of self-interest is loud ... but the heart is black which throbs solely to its note.”
“Make no mistake: Satanâ€™s specialty is psychological warfare. If he can turn us on God (â€œItâ€™s not fair!â€), or turn us on others (â€œItâ€™s their fault!â€), or turn us on ourselves (â€œIâ€™m so stupid!â€), we wonâ€™t turn on him. If we keep fighting within ourselves and losing our own inner battles, weâ€™ll never have the strength to stand up and fight our true enemy.”
“Married life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.”
“Alas! for love, if thou art all, And nought beyond, O earth.”
“Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.”

Source : "Saving Campbell Soup Company". Interview with Jennifer Robison, www.gallup.com. February 11, 2010.
“Scandal is the sport of its authors, the dread of fools, and the contempt of the wise.”

Source : William Benton Clulow (1843). “Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion”, p.137

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