"He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor."

-- Ignatius Loyola

#Reform Quotes #World Quotes #Labor Quotes

“The dissolution of the nation destroys the national religion, and dethrones the national deity.”

Source : William Robertson Smith (2006). “The Old Testament in the Jewish Church: Twelve Lectures on Biblical Criticism”, p.272, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“It's hard being the guy that brings in a song, because you're very, you know, it can be something that you get too sensitive about.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“The only test of work of literature is that it shall please other ages than its own.”
“I think more things are becoming socially acceptable. I think that just by having more media, whether that's TV or Internet, we're able to see more things.”
“In the freshness of the present moment, past is gone, future is not yet born, andâ€”if one remains in pure mindfulness and freedomâ€”disturbing thoughts arise and go without leaving a trace. That is basic meditation.”
“It makes me sad that corporations and media and Hollywood conspire to make people feel terrible about their bodies from the second they wake up ,so I sort of try to subversively undercut that.”
“What is important in a leader is a resolute will and determination. A man may be versatile and learned, but if he lacks resoluteness and determination, of what use will he be?”

Source : "Yoshida Shoin Zenshu" by Yoshida Shoin, vol. VIII, 1938.
“Her [Rosalind Franklin] devotion to research showed itself at its finest in the last months of her life. Although stricken with an illness which she knew would be fatal, she continued to work right up to the end.”

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