"And yet, sometimes facts are no more than pitiful consequences, because guilt does not reside in our acts but in the intentions that give rise to our act. Everything turns on our intentions."

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SÃ¡ndor MÃ¡rai

#Giving Quotes #Guilt Quotes #Doe Quotes

“I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to facing Brett Lee again. He bowls at 95mph so enjoyment is not the word I would use.”
“I don't want it all to be pretty - it's a combination of loss and gain. Things are born, live and hang in limbo. That's what life's about...”
“Rapacity plus taste is a formidable combination, since it so often passes for intelligence. One pities the artist in a world of such predators, all of whom are deeply engaged in the arts too.”

Source : Gilbert Sorrentino (1971). “Imaginative qualities of actual things”, Small PressDistribution
“Once employees feel challenged, invigorated and productive, their efforts will naturally translate into profit and growth for the organisation.”

Source : "The doughnut dimension" by Charles Handy, www.theguardian.com. January 15, 2005.
“Way, way, way back I played a little bit, but I am definitely not a golfer. You know, it just takes too much time anyway during the course of the day.”
“Life's passed along to us empty. We have to make up the happiness part.”

Source : Richard Ford (2013). “Canada”, p.358, A&C Black
“It is a certainty that Herbalife is a pyramid scheme. We believe it's harming a population of low-income, principally Hispanic people in the U.S. to benefit a handful of super wealthy people at the top of the pyramid.”
“Surfing is kind of a good metaphor for the rest of life. The extremely good stuff - chocolate and great sex and weddings and hilarious jokes - fills a minute portion of an adult lifespan. The rest of life is the paddling: work, paying bills, flossing, getting sick, dying.”

Source : Mu Soeng, Jaimal Yogis (2010). “Saltwater Buddha: A Surfers Quest to Find Zen on the Sea (Large Print 16pt)”, p.121, ReadHowYouWant.com

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