"Not many years ago, it was access to information and movement that seemed our greatest luxury; nowadays itÂ’s often freedom from information, the chance to sit still, that feels like the ultimate prize. Stillness is not just an indulgence for those with enough resources Â– itÂ’s a necessity for anyone who wishes to gather less visible resources."

-- Pico Iyer

#Years Quotes #Luxury Quotes #Silence Quotes

“Cease to sin, because you will not meet Allah with anything [as valuable] as few sins.”
“Hopefully it will be possible to get all our other albums in American shops one day so if people are interested they can hear it but I'm hoping that people are going to be interested in what we are going to do, not just what we've done.”
“I view Witchcraft as a religion that has evolved over the centuries. I do not consider Witchcraft to beÂ a modern invention. Instead I deal with it in my writings as a Mystery Tradition with long roots to the past. It has always been my positionÂ that we don't need an ancient tradition in order toÂ be validated. We just happen to have one.”
“The darling schemes and fondest hopes of man are frequently frustrated by time. While sagacity contrives, patience matures, and labor industriously executes, disappointment laughs at the curious fabric, formed by so many efforts, and gay with so many brilliant colors, and, while the artists imagine the work arrived at the moment of completion, brushes away the beautiful web, and leaves nothing behind.”
“A real man don't call the plumbers. If he gonna call himself a man, he needs to know how to fix it, on the spot”
“Architects are by nature and pursuit, leaders and teachers.”
“I'd like to be remembered as someone who showed up for the job. I consider myself a worker.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“A seed is like a little girl: it can look small and worthless, but if you treat it well then it will grow beautiful.”

Source : Somaly Mam (2008). “The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The story of a Cambodian heroine.”, p.147, Spiegel & Grau

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