"If I have a choice between looking something up and making it up, I'll make it up every time."

-- W. P. Kinsella

#Choices Quotes

“Whoever hesitates while waiting for ideas to triumph among the masses before initiating revolutionary action will never be a revolutionary. Humanity will, of course, change. Human society will, of course, continue to develop-in spite of men and the errors of men. But that is not a revolutionary attitude.”
“I think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question.”
“The better you think , the better decisions you make . the better decisions you make , the better actions you take . the better actions you take , the better results you get”
“One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain. Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer. To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.”
“The way of learning is none other than finding the lost mind.”
“People tend to romanticize what they can't quite remember.”
“Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for work.”

Source : Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.
“Walking in the dark, seeing lovers do their thing. That's the time, I feel like making love to you.”

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