"Our lives are led, and our decisions made, within a network of needs and wants, some natural, some arising from the acts of others, some aggravated by the acts of the state. We are all bored, or threatened, or tantalized in differing degrees by a perilous world, some hostile people, and a not very sensitive government."

-- Carl Cohen

#Government Quotes #People Quotes #Bored Quotes

“Business, like life, is funny. We all go through difficult times, and we all have to face curve balls and challenges, each and every week. And we need to laugh when things are funny.”
“Don't bring a prop. It's almost like they were afraid nobody would know who they are.”
“Don't forget it's daylight savings time. You spring forward, then you fall back. It's like Robert Downey Jr. getting out of bed.”
“I am deeply saddened by the loss of my children`s grandfather and my very dear friend. I loved big John with all my heart. ... Johnny Cash will, like Will Rogers, stand forever as a symbol of intelligence, creativity, compassion and common sense.”
“I'm not sure whether it's good fortune or bad, but I've died many times on screen.”

Source : "Q&A – Ty Olsson (Griggs)". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. March 2012.
“If we practice the science of yoga, which is useful to the entire human community and which yields happiness both here and hereafter - if we practice it without fail, we will then attain physical, mental, and spiritual happiness, and our minds will flood towards the Self.”

Source : Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (2010). “Yoga Mala: The Seminal Treatise and Guide from the Living Master of Ashtanga Yoga”, p.21, Macmillan
“Is a planetary surface the right place for an expanding technological civilization?”
“It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.”

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