#Leadership Quotes #Oxymoron Quotes
“The psyche is highly flammable material. So we are always wrapping things in asbestos, keeping our images and fantasies at arm's length because they are so full of love”
“If the mind loves solitude, it has thereby acquired a loftier character, and it becomes still more noble when the taste is indulged in.”
“One drop of the Lord's mercy is better than an ocean of the world's comfort.”
“We are stronger than we think we are. We have courage that we do not recognize until we need it. We are equal to challenges that we haven't even imagined yet”
Source : Peter Buffett (2010). “Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment”, p.249, Crown Archetype
“I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're just afraid to put yourself out there, and it's uncomfortable because it's working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things.”
“Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that makes it so.”
“Here's a tip...If you leave a girl crying you're probably not doing your Don Juan routine right, asshole.”
“The world is full of people who want to play it safe, people who have tremendous potential but never use it. Somewhere deep inside them, they know that they could do more in life, be more, and have more -- if only they were willing to take a few risks.”
Ikujiro Nonaka
James MacGregor Burns Historian
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