"The bombs the government drops in Iraq are the bombs that blew up in New York City."

-- Van Jones

#New York Quotes #Cities Quotes #Iraq Quotes

“If you wish to be positive, which means youthful, never speak of the past any more than you can help.”
“Being a human being without forgiveness is like being a guitarist without fingers or being the diva without a tongue.”
“In proportion to its power, Protestantism has been as persecuting as Catholicism.”
“I can say that the happiest period of my life has been since I emerged from the shadows and superstitions of the old theologies, relieved from all gloomy apprehensions of the future, satisfied that as my labors and capacities were limited to this sphere of action, I was responsible for nothing beyond my horizon, as I could neither understand nor change the condition of the unknown world. Giving ourselves, then, no trouble about the future, let us make the most of the present, and fill up our lives with earnest work here.”
“In this fallen world, I suspect we will never achieve perfection. But that won't stop me trying.”
“Physical courage is a great test.”
“You put me in a race where there's a lot on the line, especially when people tell me 'you can't win', or 'you're too small', you tell me those things and I'll find a way to prove you wrong.”
“Anyone can get a job, but do you have a purpose?”

Source : Tom Butler-Bowdon (2010). “50 Self-Help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life from Timeless Sages to Contemporary Gurus”, p.13, Nicholas Brealey Publishing

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