"It is the common calamity of old age to lose whatever might have rendered it desirable...."

-- Edward Gibbon

#History Quotes #Age Quotes #Might Quotes

“Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery.”
“We need to be much more far thinking in this new 21st century era of - of nation state failures and conflict. It's not just about getting rid of a single dictator. It is about understanding the secondary and third consequences that fall next.”
“People who fall in love with books never really stop falling.”
“If you start by hating one or two people, you won't be able to stop. Pretty soon you'll hate a hundred people." "A zillion?" "Even a zillion. A little hatred goes a long, long way. It grows and grows. And it's hungry." "Like Cimmamum?" "Even hungrier. You keep feeding it more and more people, and the more it gets, the more it wants. It's never satisfied. And pretty soon it squeezes all the love out of your heart"--I pointed to her heart; she looked down at her chest--"and all you'll have left is a hateful heart.”
“Firemen have the coolest toys ever!”
“Do what you do as well as you possibly can. That's Buddhist morality.”

Source : Brad Warner (2015). “Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality”, p.149, Simon and Schuster
“Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics.”
“There wouldn't be any way I could have jumped into Cup with the success I had without the truck series. I wish I had more time to spend there. There are so many things the truck teaches you about aerodynamics, the professional ranks of racing, and working with a professional team.”

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