"A being without an aim in life, or not possessing the requisite concentration of purpose to assist him in resisting temptation, is like a cork floating upon the water, driven hither and thither by every wind that blows."

-- Karl G. Maeser

#Life Quotes #Blow Quotes #Wind Quotes

“Imagine what it might do to the human spirit to know that we have conquered hunger as a world wide societal issue?”
“the truly beneficent mind looks upon every child of sorrow as their relation, and entitled to their assistance ...”
“Where the light is brightest, the shadows are deepest.”
“Iâ€™ve always liked to read about extremely wealthy people, especially when they are crazy (like Howard Hughes or Caligula.) While writing this book I did a lot of fun research on robber barons like Rockefeller and Morgan. But the most helpful stuff came from studying royal families and mad emperors. The best book I read was probably A Kingâ€™s Own Story, which is the memoir of Edward VIII. Also, anything about Ivan the Terrible or Ted Turner.”
“To regard human beings as tools - as instruments - for the use of other human beings is not only unscientific but it is repugnant, stupid and short sighted. Tools are made by man but have not the autonomy of their maker - they have not man's time-binding capacity for initiation, for self-direction, and self-improvement.”
“That was the most offensive thing I've ever seen in 20 years of teaching - and that includes an elementary school production of hair.”
“I love being at home now, improving my cooking. I've got a really bad memory, so my first attempts were a disaster - I'd forget what ingredients to put in. But I do a lasagna that's a crowd-pleaser, and a good lemon drizzle cake, which I take to my mom's for the Sunday roast to fatten the family up.”
“I wish," Jared began, and stopped, breathing in. "Do you remember how you used to believe I wasn't real? Sometimes I wish that was true. If I was just a thought in the back of your mind, then I'd be with you, and I'd be better.”

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