"I, who have never willfully pained another, have no business to pain myself."

-- Marcus Aurelius

“From the time of independences until the end of the Cold War, in spite of the participation of a considerable number of African states in the non-aligned movement, everyone in fact chose to align with one or another of the two major blocks.”
“We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.”
“Wittgenstein imagined that the philosopher was like a therapist whose task was to put problems finally to rest, and to cure us ofbeing bewitched by them. So we are told to stop, to shut off lines of inquiry, not to find things puzzling nor to seek explanations. This is intellectual suicide.”

Source : Simon Blackburn (1993). “Essays in Quasi-Realism”, p.51, Oxford University Press
“Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.”
“I think what's important for kids to know is that your decisions here on earth matter, your behavior matters and how you treat other people matters.”

Source : "Matt Damon: I Want to 'Raise My Four Girls to Be Strong Women' " by Jeanne Wolf, parade.com. October 21, 2010.
“it takes getting everything you ever wanted and then losing it, to know what true freedom is”
“Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate. The world doesnâ€™t need any more gray. On the other hand, we canâ€™t get enough color. Mediocrity is nobodyâ€™s goal and perfection shouldnâ€™t be either. Weâ€™ll never be perfect. But remember these three Pâ€™s: Passion + Persistence = Possibility.”
“The past is an obdurate stranger that puts as many marks on us as we attempt to impose on it.”

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