"But the Earth holds ghosts, even of entire nations."

-- Alan Weisman

#Earth Quotes #Ghost Quotes

“Strip away all the assumptions about what competition is supposed to do, all the claims in its behalf that we accept and repeat reflexively. What you have left is the essence of the concept: mutually exclusive goal attainment (MEGA). One person succeeds only if another does not. From this uncluttered perspective, it seems clear right away that something is drastically wrong with such an arrangement. How can we do our best when we are spending our energies trying to make others lose--and fearing that they will make us lose?”
“I fancy that no good ideas upon that campaign will be mentioned at any time that did not receive their share of consideration by General Lee.”
“Let us consider that we are all insane. It will explain us to each other. It will unriddle many riddles”
“When I'm out the country, ***** call me Neeki. Hi, how are you? Yes, it's nice to meet me.”
“India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.”
“Religious people today are courts and juries. When it comes down to it, Jesus died on the cross so that we could learn to love others like we love ourselves, not judge them or persecute them.”
“People will try to rain on your parade because they have no parade of their own.”
“Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else”

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