"The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways."

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Source : Tahir Shah (2013). “House of the Tiger King, Dyslexic edition”, p.96, Lulu.com

Tahir Shah

#Men Quotes #Way Quotes #Taste Quotes

“Get in the habit of appreciating things.”
“This is about black people selling out other black people.”
“We live in a time where the media is a very difficult thing to navigate because it's everywhere, and I tend to want to be a lot more private with my life.”
“Begrudging others leads to disharmony. Without harmony there can be no happiness. Therefore, let go of grudges and restore harmony. In a harmonious world, happiness is possible.”
“The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes.”
“We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we're their government. And people trust their government.”
“I don't have a routine, but I have used meditation to just decompress and focus.”
“You should never rely on interviews with musicians as being factual. Most of them are mangled and even have made up stuff in them, that is to say, made up stuff by the writer or editor.”

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