"The worth of a child born and bred in Nigeria cannot be compared to that in the United States."

-- Yakubu Gowon

#Children Quotes #United States Quotes #Born Quotes

“Proclaim a theology of divine righteousness which demands justice, respect, tolerance, compassion, inclusiveness, trust in the ultimate efficacy of divine zeal, and the rigorous pursuit of peace in the midst of competing interests and faith claims.”
“As far as I am concerned, I resign from humanity. I no longer want to be, nor can still be, a man. What should I do? Work for a social and political system, make a girl miserable? Hunt for weaknesses in philosophical systems, fight for moral and esthetic ideals? Itâ€™s all too little. I renounce my humanity even though I may find myself alone. But am I not already alone in this world from which I no longer expect anything?”

Source : "On the Heights of Despair". Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1934.
“One simple change - seeking and finding peace within - could, if it were undertaken by everyone, end all wars, eliminate conflict and prevent injustice. World peace is a personal thing. What is needed is not a change of circumstance, but a change of consciousness.”
“I am about to - or I am going to - die; either expression is correct.”

Source : "Mother Tongue". Book by Bill Bryson, July 1990.
“You're born to shimmer, you're born to shine, you're born to radiate”
“There's a romance to danger. There's a romance to drinking, to drugs, to petty crime and to heartbreak and loneliness. All of those things can be used to make the STORY of our lives better.”

Source : Interview with Adrian Comeau, "I Am Other People" series, www.asofterworld.com.
“Mathematics my foot! Algorithms are mathematics too, and often more interesting and definitely more useful.”

Source : "The Narrow-Minded and Ignorant Referee's Report [and Zeilberger's Response] of Zeilberger's Paper 'Automaric CounTilings'". Ruthgers School of Arts and Sciences Website, sites.math.rutgers.edu. April 15, 2006.
“We, as a band, love each other. We're brothers. So we fight. Somebody will call somebody else a douchebag. At the end of the day, we look at how far we've come and realize it would be foolish for us to ever take this for granted. We have a family. And not just a family at home, the family that has grown up with us and supported us through the years. We can't let them down.”

Source : Source: www.washingtontimes.com

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