"going only part of the way is not the same as going the wrong way"

-- Jostein Gaarder

“Beware of people whose halos are on too tight.”
“The one factor that you can't find on a spreadsheet is the willingness of the people in government to lead change, And in Denmark every single one of them is engaged and willing to do whatever it takes to get Denmark to be a leader in electric vehicles.”

Source : "In Denmark, Ambitious Plan for Electric Cars" by Nelson D. Schwartz, www.nytimes.com. December 1, 2009.
“Are you a stingy breather? Well, don't be. Be extravagant with you breathing and come fully alive.”
“Muhammad's is one of those rare lives that is more dramatic in reality than in legend. In fact the less one invokes the miraculous, the more extraordinary his life becomes. What emerges is something grander precisely because it is human, to the extent that his actual life reveals itself worthy of the word 'legendary'.”

Source : Lesley Hazleton (2013). “The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad”, p.14, Penguin
“Move every day. Like taking a shower and brushing your teeth. Make it a part of your everyday life.”
“I don't see any god up here.”
“Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant”

Source : "Sport: Bridging the Gender Gap" by Richard Attias, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 28, 2012.
“For me, my favorite scenes, when I'm in my comfort zone, are the fighting scenes Those are my favorite to do, so I'd love to have more of those.”

Source : Source: www.justjared.com

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