"In sum, U.S. history is no more violent and oppressive than the history of England, Russia, Indonesia, or Burundi - but neither is it exceptionally less violent."

-- James W. Loewen

#Russia Quotes #England Quotes #Violent Quotes

“The art of leading, in operations large or small, is the art of dealing with humanity, of working diligently on behalf of men, of being sympathetic with them, but equally, of insisting that they make a square facing toward their own problems.”

Source : "Men Against Fire : The Problem of Battle Command in Future War". Book by S.L.A. Marshall, p. 160, 1954.
“Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.”
“I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I don't remember ever having seen one weep.”
“The beauty and wonders of nature are as alluring as the pursuit of Art, and made of me a landscape painter.”
“I've struggled all my life to get maximum meaning in the simplest possible form,”
“All the birds have flown up and gone; A lonely cloud floats leisurely by. We never tire of looking at each other - Only the mountain and I.”

Source : Li Po, “Alone Looking At The Mountain”
“Does God ask us to do what is beneath us? This question will never trouble us again if we consider the Lord of heaven taking a towel and washing feet.”
“All service is the same with God.”

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