"Italians know about human nature - they understand human nature perhaps better than anyone else does. They know that people are weak and greedy and lazy and dishonest and they just try to make the best of it; to work around it."

-- Donna Leon

#People Quotes #Lazy Quotes #Trying Quotes

“As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence. I have formed during the last few years such close relations with this best and truest friend of mankind, that his image is not only no longer terrifying to me, but is very soothing and consoling! I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.”
“I think it's important for us to believe in one another's capabilities. If I didn't have someone to believe in me, I wouldn't be the individual I am today. Neither would I strive for new territory or new direction or to believe in myself.”

Source : Source: www.highsnobiety.com
“If you don't like someone's story, write your own. If you don't like what somebody says, say what it is you don't like.”
“The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.”
“Basically, between 1989 and 1994, I hadn't taken a vacation.”
“Overall, Id say I was an awesome bookseller, but probably not the best book shelver. I loved recommending books and helping people find books.”
“I don't know what God is, or what God had in mind when the universe was set in motion. In fact, I don't know if God even exists, although I confess that I sometimes find myself praying in times of great fear, or despair, or astonishment at a display of unexpected beauty.”

Source : Jon Krakauer (2013). “Under The Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith”, p.304, Pan Macmillan
“I wish that a conscious sense of peace and a feeling of human solidarity would develop in all peoples...”

Source : Rigoberta Menchu's Nobel Lecture in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 1992.

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