"Is there no Villain in this World who doth not regard himself as a poor abus'd Innocent, no She-Wolf who doth not think herself a Lamb, no Shark who doth not fancy that she is a Goldfish?"

-- Erica Jong

#Thinking Quotes #Sharks Quotes #World Quotes

“Sigmund Freud already discovered that suffering gives us pleasure - in a strange masochistic way. The tyranny of choice exploits that weakness. Consumer culture exhausts us. We suffer. We destroy ourselves. And we just can't stop.”
“When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?”
“Designers are by nature more inquisitive, more connected. They dig a little deeper in terms of insights. They turn those insights into innovation. That connection to the consumer is absolutely critical in driving innovation. Itâ€™s critical that design isnâ€™t subjugated to the back room as a short order cook for marketing or for merchandising or sales. It has to be up front.”
“In a revolution one wins or dies, if it is a real one”
“The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.”

Source : Allan Lokos (2010). “Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living”, p.90, Penguin
“If youâ€™re going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays and critics. When you have big dreams, youâ€™re going to have big challenges.”
“Only this is true, that beauty is very beautiful, and softens, and inspires, and rouses, and lifts up, and never fails.”

Source : Lady Georgiana Burne-Jones, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1906). “Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones”
“You know what I always say to people who say, "Oh, I wish I were 20 years younger"? I say, "Enjoy your age now, because in 20 years you'll be wishing you were this age." You might as well enjoy it at the present time. What I think keeps you young is always having something to look forward to and doing something new.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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