"Being human means having power; specifically, the power to accomplish whatever we want."

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Source : Eric Swanson, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (2010). “The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness”, p.179, Random House

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

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“It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.”
“My manner of living is plain. I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready; and such as will be content to partake of them are always welcome. Those, who expect more, will be disappointed, but no change will be effected by it.”
“If you work around at-risk teen students, actually tell them you love them and have faith in their success. No one tells them that. No one.”
“Get your customers involved in your business. Make them your partners and they'll never leave you.”
“I think we are just insects, we live a bit and then die and thatâ€™s the lot. Thereâ€™s no mercy in things. Thereâ€™s not even a Great Beyond. Thereâ€™s nothing.”
“Birds evolved from a small raptor like theropod.”
“So far as the advocates of a constructed international language are concerned, it is rather to be wondered at how much in common their proposals actually have, both in vocabulary and in general spirit of procedure.”

Source : Edward Sapir, Pierre Swiggers (2008). “General Linguistics”, p.264, Walter de Gruyter
“Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than a printed book; convey a libel in a frown, and wink a reputation down.”

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