"There are reproaches which praise, and praises which defame."

-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Cleveland is my hometown, and the Indians have a narrow but rich history.”
“More and more companies are reaching out to their suppliers and contractors to work jointly on issues of sustainability, environmental responsibility, ethics, and compliance.”

Source : Simon Mainwaring (2011). “We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World”, p.126, Macmillan
“My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.”
“I stepped into the martial arts movie market when I was only 16. I think I have proved my ability in this field and it won't make sense for me to continue for another five or 10 years.”
“If you want someone to believe in you, believe in others.”
“The will to power is the will to ecstasy is the will to surrender is the will to submit and, in extremis, to die. Or to put it another way, the rage to attain a freedom and happiness one's psyche cannot accept creates enormous anxiety and ends in self-punishing despair.”

Source : Review of "Terror and Liberalism" by Paul Berman, "Salon", March 25, 2003.
“Prayer doesnâ€™t work. Perhaps it makes the believer feel better (in the same way that meditation or deep thought would), but prayer doesnâ€™t actually affect the external world. Not only is it ineffective, but it is also a very narcissistic practiceâ€¦ why would a 'God' change its 'Divine Plan' to accommodate any personâ€™s wishes?”
“Joy is more infectious than leprosy”

Source : "Baba Amte: A Vision of New India". Book by Hans Staffner (p. 22), 2000.

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