"Human beings are capable of virtually limitless degradation; they are also capable of virtually limitless improvement and achievement. Success depends on goals and on diligence in pursuing them."

-- Mas Oyama

#Goal Quotes #Achievement Quotes #Degradation Quotes

“Conquer, but don't triumph.”
“Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world politics.”
“the smile you give is the smile you get back.”

Source : Goldie Hawn (2006). “A Lotus Grows in the Mud”, p.19, Penguin
“Of course Russia is, let's say element, of American election campaign, was on the agenda to some extent but the influence of that element could have hardly been critical.”

Source : Source: abcnews.go.com
“I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed.”
“Your emptiness is but the preparation for your being filled, and your casting down is but the making ready for your lifting up.”
“So shall I fight, so shall I tread, In this long war beneath the stars; So shall a glory wreathe my head, So shall I faint and show the scars, Until this case, this clogging mould, Be smithied all to kingly gold.”

Source : John Masefield (1923). “The Collected Poems”
“The American Revolution represented the informed and mature convictions of a great mass of independent, liberty-loving, God-fearing people who knew their rights, and possessed the courage to dare to maintain them.”

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