"It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for."

-- John Ortberg

#Thinking Quotes #Dying Quotes #May Quotes

“Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible.”
“Whatever we can do to just give people a sense of hope in the face of what seems like hopelessness. That's a small thing that an artist can do sometimes.”
“But you have said it too often, Mr. Benedict!" said Mrs. Perumal in an imperious tone that was quite out of character. "And if you continue in this vein, I'm afraid we'll be compelled to cut our visit short. Surely there are other establishments that would host an entire troup of guests - indefinitely and without reward - and not feel obliged to apologize for it!”
“Fasting, as some people speculate, is not a bodily torture, martyrdom, or a cross, but it is a way to elevate the body to reach the level of cooperation with the soul. When we fast, our intention is not to torture the body but to shun its behaviour. Thus, one who fasts becomes a spiritual and not a physical person. Fasting is an ascetic soul which takes the body with it as its partner in asceticism.”
“When you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside. It isn't like that at all. It may be more difficult now, and take longer than when I started to write, but there's a great, empty warehouse out there looking for simple talent.”
“Less is more, unless you're Al Gore.”
“There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly argued.”
“When you're 'recruiting' people in temporary positions for the firm (short-term contracts, free-lancers, etc.) treat them well: remember, they're the only ones who actually do any work.”

Source : Corinne Maier (2007). “Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay”, p.66, Vintage

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