"The greatest tragedy in life is not to die, it is to live as if dead, to let the life within us wither. Toward what goal or achievement are we striving in life? This is the important question to ask ourselves."

-- Daisaku Ikeda

#Goal Quotes #Achievement Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns - the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition.”
“When I first started racing, my father said, "Win the race as slow as you can.”
“For most of the guys, killings got to be accepted. Murder was the only way that everybody stayed in line. You got out of line, you got whacked. Everybody knew the rules.”

Source : "Fictional character: Henry Hill". "Goodfellas", 1990.
“All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.”
“The world is wonderful and beautiful and good beyond one's wildest imagination.”
“I wish I'd known early what I had to learn late.”
“Jesus wants to give you five things: extravagant compassion, moral clarity, sacrificial courage, persevering hope, and refreshing joy,”
“I paint the fog - I think of its fresh moistness - its stillness - its mystery.”

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