"Normally we do not like to think about death. We would rather think about life. Why reflect on death? When you start preparing for death you soon realize that you must look into your life now... and come to face the truth of your self. Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected."

-- Sogyal Rinpoche

#Thinking Quotes #Mirrors Quotes #Self Quotes

“I think Australians like a bit of vulgarity”
“I want to know why, if men rule the world, they don't stop wearing neckties.”

Source : Linda Ellerbee (1993). “Move On”
“Unfortunately, there is something of a flaw in this idealized picture of the way the scientific community discovers truth. And the flaw is that most scientific work never gets noticed. Study after study has shown that most scientific papers are read by almost no one, while a small number of papers are read by many people.”
“I have never learned to say 'gas' for gasoline. It seems to me as absurd as if I were to say 'but' for butter.”

Source : Mary Roberts Rinehart (2014). “Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions”, p.11, Simon and Schuster
“There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The words in-between are the clever ones.”
“No healthy Christian ever chooses suffering; he chooses God's will, as Jesus did, whether it means suffering or not.”
“The information that the Secret Service shared with the White House included hotel records and firsthand accounts - the same types of evidence the agency and military relied on to determine who in their ranks was involved.”

Source : "Aides knew of possible White House link to Cartagena, Colombia, prostitution scandal" by Carol D. Leonnig, David Nakamura, www.washingtonpost.com. October 8, 2014.
“A can-do attitude, a positive personality, and a strong work ethic are still the primary ingredients for success at Nordstrom.”

Source : Robert Spector, Patrick D. McCarthy (2012). “The Nordstrom Way to Customer Service Excellence: The Handbook For Becoming the "Nordstrom" of Your Industry”, p.29, John Wiley & Sons

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