"When an airplane's engines fail, it is not the end of the flight."

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Source : FaceBook post by Bernhard Schlink from Nov 21, 2010

Bernhard Schlink

#Airplane Quotes #Flight Quotes #Failing Quotes

“I believe the ultimate goal of living and refining your values is to identify and achieve congruence with universal principles.”
“I think many of us live in a rut. Stuck in a groove we can't get out of, whether it's our job, family drama or the little frustrations of everyday life.”
“Not forgiving somebody is like drinking poison and hoping that the offender will get sick.”
“I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students.”
“See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence.”
“In a start-up society, huge sums can fall on innocent parties, almost by accident .”
“At the heart of good education are those gifted, hardworking, and memorable teachers whose inspiration kindles fires that never quite go out, whose remembered encouragement is sometimes the only hard ground we stand upon, and whose very selves are the stuff of the best lessons they ever teach us. Most of us, no matter how long ago it's been, can name our kindergarten teacher. Our first music teacher. Our junior high algebra teacher. Good teachers never die.”
“Many count their chickens before they are hatched; and where they expect bacon, meet with broken bones.”

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