"No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible."

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Source : Niall Ferguson (2011). “Civilization: The West and the Rest”, p.107, Penguin

Niall Ferguson

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“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.”
“I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and save the world. You sent money to the Red Cross, you registered people to vote, you marched in rallies, stood in vigils, picked up litter.”
“I'm not a big fan of my books going on cross-country road trips. They get arrogant and, next thing, start aspiring to become 'large-print' books. I say, let them stay home and be regular small-print books.”
“Fear comes in two packages fear of failure, and sometimes, fear of success.”
“Life has a much bigger plan for you. Happiness is part of that plan. Health is part of that plan. Stability is part of that plan. Constant struggle is not.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kris Carr from Jul 16, 2013
“I can write anywhere. I actually wrote more than I ever did when I had small children. My children were never a hindrance.”
“"My aim is to institute perpetual adoration," spoke St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe, Franciscan priest and founder of the Knights of the Immaculata. For he said that this is "the most important activity," and "if half of the Brothers would work, and the other half pray, this would not require too much."”
“But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I like to have administrative people underneath me.”

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