"The secret of success is conviction and persistence."

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Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

#Persistence Quotes #Secret Quotes #Conviction Quotes

“If you will have a person enslaved, the first thing you must do is convince yourself that the person is subhuman. The second thing you have to do is convince your allies so you'll have some help, and the third and probably unkindest cut of all is to convince that person that he or she is subhuman and deserves it.”
“We are runaway slaves from our own past, and only by turning to face the hounds can we find our freedom beyond them.”

Source : Timothy B. Tyson (2004). “Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story”, Crown Pub
“The way corporate media likes to portray America is as a homogenous whole that high-five's each other at the Super Bowl. But what we have is a grotesque disparity between the rich and poor that is only getting wider.”
“Dante himself is open to the suspicion of partiality: it is said, not without apparent ground, that he puts into hell all the enemies of the political cause, which, in his eyes, was that of Italy and God.”

Source : Goldwin Smith (1881). “Lectures and Essays”, New York : Macmillan
“what if it was enough to just stand here in the arms of someone who ared about her, to let his simple affection steady her for a little while? it felt so good just to be held.”

Source : Lauren Kate (2012). “Lauren Kate: Fallen & Torment”, p.83, Random House
“I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.”
“Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women.”
“Not that she didn't enjoy the holidays: but she always felt-and it was, perhaps, the measure of her peculiar happiness-a little relieved when they were over. Her normal life pleased her so well that she was half afraid to step out of its frame in case one day she should find herself unable to get back.”

Source : Jan Struther (1942). “Mrs. Miniver”, p.3, Prabhat Prakashan

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