"Further, economic systems to which Marx gives primary importance, have never arranged themselves by themselves. It is men who do the ordering according to their attitudes, desires and understanding of things. Changes take place, not independent of man's will, but on account of man's wills. Civilization has progressed by man's interference with material conditions."

-- Goparaju Ramachandra Rao

#Attitude Quotes #Independent Quotes #Men Quotes

“You have to decide at the end of the day if you can live with yourself.”
“Tomorrow you might get a phone call about something wonderful and you might get a phone call about something terrible.”
“As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel.”
“He saw wan Woman toil with famished eyes; He saw her bound, and strove to sing her free. He saw her fall'n; and wrote "The Bridge of Sighs"; And on it crossed to immortality.”

Source : William Watson, “Thomas Hood”
“I believe Andy was meant to die because he was too good I'm almost happy it ended the way it did because I've learned so many lessons from him. It would have been tragic if we got into fights and then divorced [If he had lived], I would be a fat housewife with three kids in Sands Point, Long Island.”
“With love that knew no fear, the Singer caught his torment, wrapped it all in song and gave it back to him as peace.”

Source : Calvin Miller (2009). “The Singer: A Classic Retelling of Cosmic Conflict”, p.84, InterVarsity Press
“The king governs without decapitation or (other) corporal punishments. Criminals are simply fined, lightly or heavily, according to the circumstances (of each case). Even in cases of repeated attempts at wicked rebellion, they only have their right hands cut off.”

Source : "A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms".
“It is my conviction that basic Reality is not all that perplexing. What seems difficult to assimilate are the manifold details of Reality, not its fundamental elements.”

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