"It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism"

-- Nelson Mandela

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“His aster-blue eyes shown out from a face blackened by bruises and soot, his fair hair glittering in the firelight. Dressed all in black, silhouetted against flame, he looked rather like a demon, raised from the dead, trading for souls on the other side.”
“Terrorism drives out all normal human activity before it, defining life in its own sick terms, if it can. So, a baseball game on a sultry Texas night before a huge crowd, with everyone feeling perfectly safe, is exactly what terrorists hate. Which is why it is so important to resume such athletic rituals - which symbolize stability, confidence and order - as soon as is reasonably possible.”
“I would prefer not to throw myself on a funeral pyre. Please come back to me.”

Source : Eloisa James (2011). “A Kiss At Midnight: Number 1 in series”, p.209, Hachette UK
“There are no styles of karate-do, just varying interpretations of its principles.”
“By the proper intakes of vitamins and other nutrients and by following a few other healthful practices from youth or middle age on, you can, I believe, extend your life and years of well-being by twenty-five or even thirty-five years.”

Source : Linus Pauling (1987). “How to Live Longer and Feel Better”
“As far as I know, you only get one shot at this life. It only goes round once and time is precious. When I'm not working, you'd better spend that time with someone important.”
“But I am learning that perfection isn't what matters. In fact, it's the very thing that can destroy you if you let it.”
“We have something that is unique. We have our craft. We have our art. We have our desire.”

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