"My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind."

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Source : Tahir Shah (2009). “In Arabian Nights”, p.141, Random House

Tahir Shah

#Father Quotes #Heritage Quotes #Stories Quotes

“The knife flaying the elephant does not have to be large, only sharp!”

Source : Andre Norton (2015). “Wraiths of Time”, p.13, Open Road Media
“Once upon a time, there was a clear set of choices that people made. Now there are so many choices of how to think, how to define ourselves.”
“I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it.”
“Those whom reason hath equalled, force hath made supreme”
“Even the most powerful women I know go out of their way to say that they're not really interested in power. Imagine a man saying that.”
“Money isn't always the best motivator. If you leave a $50 check after dinner with friends, you don't increase the probability of being invited back.”
“Church only benefits you when you participate in the presence of God.”
“It is one thing to say with the prophet Amos, "Let justice roll down like mighty waters," and quite another to work out the irrigation system.”

Source : William Sloane Coffin “A Passion for the Possible”, Westminster John Knox Press

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