"You cannot transcend what you do not know. To go beyond yourself, you must know yourself."

-- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

#Spirituality Quotes #Know Yourself Quotes

“One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.”
“I think it is extremely important that the West support this experiment [of Tunisian democracy] with investment, with aid, with symbolic support, not just flows of democracy assistance â€¦If Tunisia canâ€™t make it, what are the prospects for the rest of the Arab world?”
“The need for a quick, satisfactory copying machine that could be used right in the office seemed very apparent to me-there seemed such a crying need for it-such a desirable thing if it could be obtained. So I set out to think of how one could be made.”
“Anyone can pluck a flowertrue strength is knowing how to give it life”
“You have to keep your eyes and heart open -- there are always new things to discover, new problems to solve.”
“Prison widens your circle of friends. In my stand-up, I can now talk about things that no one else has the right to touch.”
“For those who don't live in a place where water is readily available, it's something you carry on your back for six kilometers, that makes your children sick, that is perhaps the hardest part of your existence.”

Source : "Alexandra Cousteau Tells Katie Couric, 'The Thing Every Human Has in Common Is Our Need for Water'". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. June 28, 2010.
“And you would have lost. We were surrounded. He threatened your life, and he would have made good on that threat. He had you, and that meant he had me, too.”

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