"The probability that the bowman's arrow hits the deer does not lie in the arrow or the deer. It lies in the bowman's mind."

-- Bart Kosko

#Lying Quotes #Arrows Quotes #Mind Quotes

“There is too much doing - too little being! When we begin to get strenuous, life begins to grow intolerable.”

Source : Martha Ostenso (1926). “The Dark Dawn”, New York : Dodd, Mead
“A new report says that dogs can sniff out prostate cancer with almost 98 percent accuracy. The report also finds that cats can sniff it out with 100 percent accuracy but they prefer to watch you die.”
“Graystripe pushed past Tigerheart and Whitestorm and crouched beside his old friend. "I would have taken your place if you had let me". His voice was hoarse with grief.”
“Is this politics? I suppose I am going to have to learn all about it, if I am to run Lord Ferris's household, and throw parties and all. Now...explain to me again just who hates who, and why?”

Source : Ellen Kushner (2006). “The Privilege of the Sword”, p.159, Spectra
“We live in a society where manhood is all about conquering and violence. And what we don't realize is that ultimately that kind of manhood ultimately kills you.”
“After all, if you have the majority of customers, then what you do becomes the standard. Your competitors have little choice but to follow. If you are the leader, then having a nonstandard infrastructure is a bad idea. Ultimately, it leads to extinction.”
“Sidharth and me were supposed to work much before Bang Bang, we were in talks for a few films which didnt work out...”
“Young men make wars, and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men: courage, and hope for the future. Then old men make the peace, and the vices of peace are the vices of old men: mistrust and caution.”

Source : "Fictional character: Prince Faisal". "Lawrence of Arabia", 1962.

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