"Try to discover The road to success And you'll seek but never find, But blaze your own path And the road to success Will trail right behind."

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Robert Breault

#Being Yourself Quotes #Trying Quotes #Path Quotes

“The pirates are serving a purpose right now. They come from regions which have been completely ignored, and Westerners have tried to destroy these regions by their constant plundering of resources and by the illegal dumping of nuclear waste. The pirates really began in order to discourage these actions - initially. And then the business became lucrative.”

Source : "K’naan: Straight Outta Mogadishu". Interview with Eamon Kircher-Allen, www.motherjones.com. March/April 2009.
“The secret of praying is praying in secret.”
“The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.”

Source : "Wonder and Skepticism". The Skeptical Inquirer 19 (1), www.csicop.org. January/February 1995.
“Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people.”

Source : "The Loneliness of the Afghan President: Karzai on His Own". Interview with Aryn Baker, content.time.com. May 31, 2012.
“There is a pair of snakes who have learned to drive a car so recklessly that they would run you over in the street and never stop to apologize.”
“Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth".”
“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.. Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary."”
“The biggest dilemma in education today is the differing visions of what an educated person means. To do well on tests is often more important than helping young people really be prepared to deal with the tests of life.”

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