"Had courage, wisdom, and reason always prevailed in people, there would not have been oppressions and oppressors."

-- Ameen Rihani

#People Quotes #Oppression Quotes #Reason Quotes

“When Life knocks at the door no one can wait, When Death makes his arrest we have to go.”
“To return to my own trees, I went among them often, acknowledging their presence with a touch of my hand against their trunks.”

Source : Ruskin Bond (2003). “Rain in the Mountains: Notes from the Himalayas”, p.134, Penguin Books India
“Even your most talented employees have room for growth in some area, and you're doing your employee a disservice if the sum of your review is: 'You're great!' No matter how talented the employee, think of ways he could grow towards the position he might want to hold two, five, or 10 years down the line.”
“Every now and again, a painting will get away from my control and take over. Sometimes it's a good thing. Sometimes it's a giant drooling hairy thing with pointy teeth. You know how it is.”
“There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.”
“If you're a social democrat, then you think it's cool to pay taxes. For me, tax is the finest expression for what politics really is.”

Source : Mona Sahlin in Swedish television, September 8, 1994.
“Trust your intuition. It is the best friend you will ever have.”
“I was being thrown to the wolves. Even though I did something great, nobody wanted to be a part of it. I was so isolated. I couldn't share it. For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to do anything. Baseball was meant for the lily-white.”

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