"Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt."

-- William Cowper

#Inspirational Quotes #War Quotes #Selfish Quotes

“Meditation and prayer are my secret weapons, and when I use them, I can move mountains.”
“In the beginning this was just an idea. Then it was a short story. Then it was a script. Each step was pretty exciting to see people come on board to support the project. It's gratifying to know that more people are seeing my work in this form than my work as a playwright. And it's been fun to hear people's response to seeing it. I've been having some deep conversations with strangers and friends about how much it has made them think about slavery and its impact today.”
“The future of the Republican Party, all the different folks looking to lead the Republican Party at the national level in the future, recognize we should do immigration reform,”
“Advice is unfriendly to learning, especially when it is sought. Most of the time when people seek advice, they just want to be heard. Advice at best stops the conversation, definitely inhibits learning, and at worst claims dominance.”
“More organizations die of indigestion than starvation”
“Here I am, a wild beast cut off from his companions.”

Source : Chairil Anwar (1963). “Selected Poems”
“The mystical perception (which is only â€œmysticalâ€ if reality is limited to what can be measured by the intellect and senses) is remarkably consistent in all ages and all places. All phenomena are processes, connections, all is in flux...have the mind screens knocked away to see there is no real edge to anything, that in the endless interpenetration of the universe, a molecular flow, a cosmic energy shimmers in all stone and steel as well as flesh...”
“Either you don't know how to do something or you choose not to do something. There is no CANT!”

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