"Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments."

-- Benjamin Franklin

#Kings Quotes #Pride Quotes #Government Quotes

“We have to cease the migration of Arab potential to the west; they should be respected in their own countries.”
“Anything popular is populist, and populist is rarely a good adjective.”
“Wear what suits you best, rather than following trends, and create your own style... I go with a feeling or emotion and don't necessarily plan...”
“I've had an advantage; I've had a sort of open public acceptance in New York that doesn't happen to just anyone trying to make the transition you were talking about.”
“When you stand with the outcasts, you stand with Jesus, and when you despise the outcast, you despise Jesus, as well. Becoming an activist is simply a matter of putting love into action.”
“Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.”
“[B]y banning psychedelic research we have not only given up the study of an interesting drug or group of substances, but also abandoned one of the most promising approaches to the understanding of the human mind and consciousness.”
“Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait.”

Source : Gavin De Becker (1998). “The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence”, Dell Publishing Company

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