"And it shall be my endeavour to reveal thee in my actions, knowing it is thy power gives me strength to act."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

#Knowing Quotes #Giving Quotes #Action Quotes

“But there are still many who continue to marvel at the wisdom of God in so planning the universe that big rivers run by great towns, and that death comes at the end of life instead of in the middle of it. Divest pleas ... of their semi-philosophic jargon, reduce his illustrations to homely similes, and he is marvelling at the wisdom of God who so planned things that the two extremities of a piece of wood should come at the ends instead of in the middle.”
“I was always a little embarrassed when there was an act on television that requires a great deal of skill but is a little goofy, and the host comes over and acts like the person doing this skill is some sort of fool for having learned to do something that's very, very difficult.”
“Believe the unbelievable. Dream the impossible. Never take 'No' for an answer!”
“I like to go to concerts because I love to see my favorite band through the phone of the ***** who's standing in front of me.”
“Year after year students tumble along like the waters of a river. They flow away, and only the teacher is left behind, like some deeply buried rock at the bottom of the current.”

Source : Kobo Abe (2011). “The Woman in the Dunes”, p.80, Vintage
“There are flood and drought over the eyes and in the mouth, dead water and dead sand contending for the upper hand. The parched eviscerate soil gapes at the vanity of toil, laughs without mirth. This is the death of the earth.”
“If you're going to equalize the academic playing field, you've got to get the kids in early childhood programs.”
“Louis Malle was the best filmmaker I've ever worked with. He was such an artist. He was dealing with the theme of innocence and experience.”

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