"I have always been a spectator of life, you know, never a participant. Never. But now I am. Today I am, and I an awed and deliriously happy. This is the adventure I asked for, the adventure I am having I will be forever grateful to you."

-- Mary Balogh

#Grateful Quotes #Adventure Quotes #Forever Quotes

“The human brain has 100 billion neurons, each neuron connected to 10 thousand other neurons. Sitting on your shoulders is the most complicated object in the known universe.”
“The new century demands new partnerships for peace and security. The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing burdens America might otherwise bear alone. America needs a strong and effective U.N. I want to work with this new Congress to pay our dues and our debts. We must continue to support security and stability in Europe and Asia - expanding NATO and defining its new missions, maintaining our alliance with Japan, with Korea, with our other Asian allies, and engaging China.”
“A single decision by the chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell has a greater impact on the health of the planet than all the coffee-ground-composting, organic-cotton-wearing ecofreaks gathering in Washington D.C., for Earth Day festivities this weekend.”
“Fighting in the air is not sport. It is scientific murder.”
“Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.”
“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.”
“Creativity is not like the weather: You can do something about it. And you can measure it well enough to determine its effect on sales and profits.”

Source : John Kao (2009). “Jamming: Art and Discipline of Business Creativit”, p.22, Harper Collins
“Our tolerance for forms of religious expression we disagree with is a precise barometer of our own spiritual security.”

Source : Lawrence Kushner (2010). “I'm God, You're Not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego”, p.36, Jewish Lights Publishing

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