"So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God."

-- Smokey Robinson

#Relationship Quotes #Inspirational Music Quotes #Taxi Quotes

“I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to identify with them.”

Source : E.L. Doctorow (2010). “Ragtime: A Novel”, p.66, Random House
“I contemplated my greed for peace. And I did not seek tranquillity anymore.”
“A low morality will not sustain leadership long, its influence quickly vanishes, it cannot produce its own succession.”

Source : Chester Irving Barnard (1968). “The Functions of the Executive”, p.283, Harvard University Press
“As a whole, people suck. But a person can be extraordinary”
“It's so much more interesting to study a ... damaged world. I find it difficult to learn anything in a place that's too civilized.”

Source : Brian Herbert, Kevin Anderson (2003). “Dune: House Atreides”, p.30, Spectra
“I was a self-centered bore. I was masochistic, and only thought I was happy. When I woke up and said, "there must be something wrong with me", I grew up. Because I never understood myself, how could I hope to understand anyone else? That's why I can truly say that now I can give a woman love for the first time in my life, because I can understand her.”
“When I meet with the founders of a new company, my advice is almost always, ‘Do fewer things.’ It’s true of partnerships, marketing opportunities, anything that’s taking up your time. The vast majority of things are distractions, and very few really matter to your success.”
“There is a strange kind of tragic enigma associated with the problem of racism. No one, or almost no one, wishes to see themselves as racist; still racism persists, real and tenacious.”

Source : Albert Memmi (2000). “Racism”, p.3, U of Minnesota Press

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