"Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources."

-- Philip Emeagwali

#People Quotes #West Quotes #Natural Quotes

“With every choice you risk the life you would have had; with every decision, you lose it.”
“It's nice when people want your autograph, but it's a little strange because I never expected it.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Modern man is too impatient and wants to master the art of meditation immediately.”

Source : Swami Rama (1977). “Freedom from the Bondage of Karma”, p.73, Himalayan Institute Press
“I think being connected to younger people helps to keep you young and gives you a young attitude.”
“I know that for every reader who has lost the habit or can't find the time, there are people who've never enjoyed reading and question the value of literature, either as entertainment or education, or believe that a love of books, and of fiction in particular, is sentimental or frivolous.”
“I learned how to get in shape without getting certain muscles too big that make you look like a meathead.”
“I don't know how the heart withstands it.”
“Astraeus,' Aven called out. 'God of the four winds and friend to sailors. Say a little prayer when you look at him, so he will give us what we need to keep our course.' A little prayer?' said Jack. 'To a constellation?' To what it represents,' said Aven. But I don't believe in what it represents,' said Jack. Prayers aren't for the deity,' said Aven. 'They're for you, to recommit yourself to what you believe.' Can't you do that without praying to a dead Greek god?' Sure,' said Aven. 'But how often would anyone do that, if not in prayer?”

Source : James A. Owen (2015). “Dawn of the Dragons: Here, There Be Dragons; The Search for the Red Dragon”, p.212, Simon and Schuster

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