"When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself."

-- Jacques Yves Cousteau

#Leadership Quotes #Men Quotes #Opportunity Quotes

“Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law?”

Source : Nichiren (2003). “The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin”
“I was told all my life I was part Cherokee. Then it was Crow. The latest is Blackfoot.”

Source : Kathie Lee Gifford, Jim Jerome (1993). “I Can't Believe I Said That!”, Pocket
“It seems now clear that a belief in the functional importance of all enzymes found in bacteria is possible only to those richly endowed with Faith.”
“I had kind of sworn off network TV a while ago.”
“Those who seem to despise half of America will never be trusted to govern any of it. Those who cherish only the country's past will not be entrusted with its future.”

Source : "David Frum’s Why Romney Lost eBook Is Spot-On" by Dan McDermott, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 9, 2012.
“I could write down twenty cases wherein I wished that God had done otherwise than he did, but which I now see, if I had had my own way, would have led to extensive mischief.”
“If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong either with you or with your business.”
“Pontius Pilate was the first great censor and Jesus Christ the first great victim of censorship”

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