"The truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark. It scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark."

-- Elvis Costello

#Hurt Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Dark Quotes

“A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.”
“To maintain a powerful life force, forget yourself, forget about living and dying, and bring your full attention into this moment.”
“My parents left Iran in 1979 and moved to France and then moved to the U.S. My brother was born in France and I was born in New York. I think my parents left France because they felt their kids would never be accepted by French culture. Here they thought we could feel American - that we could feel safe in that way - which was important to them, given what their experiences were in Iran. They used to joke about how I could be president because I was the only one born in America.”
“Writers are the engineers of human souls.”
“Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.”
“Leaders are like gardeners ... As leaders we are not only responsible for harvesting our own success but for cultivating the success of the next generation.”

Source : Susan Collins (1996). “Our Children Are Watching: Ten Skills for Leading the Next Generation to Success”, Barrytown/ Station Hill Press
“Science is a way to call the bluff of those who only pretend to knowledge. It is a bulwark against mysticism, against superstition, against religion misapplied to where it has no business being.”
“Ordinarily, a person leaving a courtroom with a conviction behind him would wear a somber face. But I left with a smile. I knew that I was a convicted criminal, but I was proud of my crime.”

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