"He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front."

-- Benjamin E. Mays

#Running Quotes #Men Quotes #Race Quotes

“Most death now happens in hospitals. It's been medicalized. It happens away from where we deal with it directly. And that's a huge change. At the beginning of the 20th century most people died at home. Death was much more common.”
“So often we think that to be encouragers we have to produce great words of wisdom when, in fact, a few simple syllables of sympathy and an arm around the shoulder can often provide much needed comfort.”

Source : Florence Littauer (1989). “Silver Boxes: The Gift of Encouragement”, p.26, Thomas Nelson Inc
“Good design is a great combination of common sense, unusual imagination, clarity of purposeâ€“with a prerequisite knowledge of structure, values, color, aesthetic insight and a deep reverence for the love of life.”
“In order to be a part of the totalitarian mind-set, it is not necessary to wear a uniform or carry a club or a whip. It is only necessary to wish for your own subjection, and to delight in the subjection of others.”
“I always wear a dinner jacket. I never have this definition of what goes for the morning or the evening or what works for the weekend.”
“Wizard's Eleventh and Final Rule The "Rule Unspoken", the "Rule Unwritten", "The rule from the beginning of time.”
“Hang out with those who have a common FUTURE with you; not a common past.”
“Monuments are for the living, not the dead.”

Source : Frank Wedekind (2013). “Spring Awakening”, p.39, A&C Black

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