"Afghanistan is more than the 'graveyard of empires.' It's the mother of vicious circles."

-- Maureen Dowd

#Mother Quotes #Circles Quotes #Empires Quotes

“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate...”
“Softball is an easy sport to fall in love because our game is fast paced and action packed.”
“A sight game is that I am hurt, but I aim to make you believe I am not even hurt, and with this confidence appearing on my face, I don't panic, otherwise your opponent will know that you are hurt. That's the whole art game in boxing.”
“Reducing our desires and eliminating false neediness is the answer to resolving the nagging inner discomfort that we feel.”
“I'm just a very primitive, infantile folk singer.”
“But the origin of the American Republic is distinguished by peculiar circumstances. Other nations have been driven together by fear and necessity-the governments have generally been the result of a single man's observations; or the offspring of particular interests. In the formation of our constitution, the wisdom of all ages is collected-the legislators of antiquity are consulted-as well as the opinions and interests of the millions who are concerned. In short, it is an empire of reason.”
“The less harshly we judge ourselves, the more accepting we become of others.”

Source : Harold H. Bloomfield, Leonard Felder (1996). “Making Peace with Yourself”, Random House LLC
“Our normal human tendencies are distraction and dissipation. We begin one task, then get seduced by some other option, and lose our focus. We drift away from what is difficult and we know to be true, to what is comfortable and socially condoned.”

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