"I belong to a nation which over the past centuries has experienced many hardships and reverses. The world reacted with silence or with mere sympathy when Polish frontiers were crossed by invading armies and the sovereign state had to succumb to brutal force."

-- Lech Walesa

#Army Quotes #Past Quotes #Silence Quotes

“When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies - and I'm proud of the ones I've got.”

Source : "5. Rupert Murdoch", www.theguardian.com. July 13, 2008.
“Big businesses aren't the only ones in the economic ecosystem. Nobody should fall behind because of an unfair structure.”
“Good art has everything you need to know about it in the work, not on a wall label. Art is here to take us beyond language.”
“It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. One who trusts nobody will not trust sycophants. One who does not value real glory will not value its counterfeit.”
“My mistake has too often been that of too much haste. But it is not the people's way to hurry, nor is it God's way either. Hurry means worry, and worry effectually drives the peace of God from the heart.”

Source : "Behind the Ranges: The Life-changing Story of J.O. Fraser" by Geraldine Taylor, Singapore: OMF International (IHQ) Ltd., (p. 157), 1998.
“Much as we complain about our condition or feel victimized by fortune or fellow humans, we simply love being alive. We love life in others and in ourselves. We are in love with life. To love life is to love the activities of which it consists and to hope for more.”

Source : John Lachs (1998). “In Love with Life: Reflections on the Joy of Living and why We Hate to Die”, p.136, Vanderbilt University Press
“People who have come from nothing and started their own business or opened up a whole new niche in a particular industry, they truly inspire me.”

Source : "Benjamin Stone | Interview by Ocean Pleasant, Youth Editor". Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“You've achieved cheerfulness the day you realize that no matter what's happening around you, being anything other than cheerful will not make it better.”

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