"Not to be born is undoubtedly the best plan of all. Unfortunately, it is within no one's reach."

-- Emile M. Cioran

#Born Quotes #Plans Quotes

“The mainstream press was not aggressive enough after 9/11, was not aggressive enough in asking questions about a decision to go to war in Iraq, was not aggresive enough in asking the hard questions about the War on Terror. I accept that for the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Sir, what can be said of these things? Is it the arm of the flesh that hath done these things? Is it the wisdom and counsel, or strength of man? It is the Lord only. God will curse that man and his house that dares to think otherwise. Sir, you see the work is done by a Divine leading. God gets into the hearts of men, and persuades them to come under you.”
“First your legs go. Then you lose your reflexes. Then you lose your friends”
“O, there is naught on earth worth being known but God and our own souls!”
“A world is to be fought for, sung, and built: Love must imagine the world.”

Source : Muriel Rukeyser (1994). “Out of Silence: Selected Poems”, p.102, Northwestern University Press
“I acknowledge that we are all human and are on a journey. We are not born perfect, mistakes are inevitable.”
“In golf your strengths and weaknesses will always be there. If you could improve your weaknesses, you would improve your game. The irony is that people prefer to practice their strengths.”

Source : Harvey Penick (2011). “And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Furthur Reflections of a Grown Caddie”, p.48, Simon and Schuster
“Until we have a natural, that is, a conscientious world, it cannot be known by experience what natural law will do for the gratification of a supreme affection; but, if you will give me that world, there will be in it very few not called to marriage, provided society allows proper opportunities for acquaintance between marriageable persons.”

Source : Joseph Cook (1879). “Monday Lectures in Tremont Hall, Boston, U.S.”

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