"Nobody was born nonviolent. No one was born charitable. None of us comes to these things by nature but only by conversion. The first duty of the nonviolent community is helping its members work upon themselves and come to conversion."

-- Lanza del Vasto

#Peace Quotes #Community Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“It is the responsibility of leadership and management to give opportunities and put demands on people which enable them to grow as human beings in their work environment.”

Source : FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from Apr 07, 2016
“Then, without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day; of course, you achieve quite a lot in the course of time. Anyone can do this, it costs nothing and is certainly very helpful. Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.”
“I wish I could say that when I didn't agree with a director I defer to him, but I think sometimes I'm a little self-righteous.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Life and work are the most wonderful things a man can have.”
“There are no free lunches in philosophy any more than in real life.”

Source : Jaegwon Kim (2000). “Mind in a Physical World: An Essay on the Mind-body Problem and Mental Causation”, p.60, MIT Press
“It may be useful to remember that a peacetime political machine is built essentially on patronage.”

Source : David Galula (2006). “Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice”, p.47, Greenwood Publishing Group
“Divine Justice demands that the rights of both sexes should be equally respected since neither is superior to the other in the eyes of Heaven. Dignity before God depends, not on sex, but on purity and luminosity of heart. Human virtues belong equally to all!”
“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.”

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