"As long as something wants to arise, let it. As long as something wants to last, let it. As soon as something wants to pass, let it."

-- Shinzen Young

“Development is not about factories, dams and roads. Development is about people. The goal is material, cultural and spiritual fulfilment for the people. The human factor is of supreme value in development.”

Source : Rajiv Gandhi (1987). “Selected speeches and writings”
“It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention. And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard.”
“It doesn't make any difference how much money a father earns, his name is always Dad-Can-I.... Like all other children, my five have one great talent: they are gifted beggars. Not one of them ever ran into the room, looked up at me, and said, "I'm really happy that you're my father, and as a tangible token of my appreciation, here's a dollar.”
“This war is really the greatest insanity in which white races have ever been engaged.”
“I'm a bit shy, I suppose, and a bit lazy.”
“Where does a story truly begin? In life, there are seldom clear-cut beginnings, those moments when we can, in looking back, say that everything started. Yet there are moments when fate intersects with our daily lives, setting in motion a sequence of events whose outcome we could never have foreseen.”
“I come from a strong matriarchal line. I was raised by Gypsy, her sister, Mary, and my maternal grandmother. The result of not having my father live with us meant that, when it came to understanding the opposite sex, it was like working without a map.”
“Dear Mr Skully, I have caught my neck in a mangle and will be indisposed for eternity. Yours in death S.D.”

Source : J. P. Donleavy (2010). “The Ginger Man”, p.158, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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