"Whatever sphere of the human mind you may select for your special study, whether it be language, or religion, or mythology, or philosophy, whether it be laws or customs, primitive art or primitive science, everywhere, you have to go to India, whether you like it or not, because some of the most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India, and in India only."

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Source : Max Muller (1999). “India: What Can it Teach Us?”, p.33, Book Tree

Max Muller

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“So this was a nest of radicals. She thought a hotbed of sedition would involve more gunpowder and secret handshakes, and less shuffling of feet and passing the sugar.”
“Every â€˜mistakeâ€™ is an opportunity in jazz.”
“I cannot smell mothballs because it's so difficult to get their little legs apart.”
“When I accept an apology it means that the part in me that honors our relationship honors the part in you that honors our relationship.”

Source : John Kador (2009). “Effective Apology: Mending Fences, Building Bridges, and Restoring Trust”, p.156, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“The way to infinite joy is through the elimination of desire, - no attachments, no aversions.”
“You think, 'Musicals, they must always be romantic' - You'd be surprised how few of them historically have ever been romantic.”

Source : "Hal Prince, ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Director, Opens Up On The Show’s 25th Anniversary". Interview With Amy Lee, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 30, 2011.
“A man does not climb a mountain without bringing some of it away with him, and leaving something of himself upon it.”
“Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our own terms.”

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