"Come hither, all ye empty things, Ye bubbles rais'd by breath of Kings; Who float upon the tide of state, Come hither, and behold your fate. Let pride be taught by this rebuke, How very mean a thing's a Duke; From all his ill-got honours flung, Turn'd to that dirt from whence he sprung."

-- Jonathan Swift

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“They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hungerâ€¦ they are driven by greed, if their enemy be rich; by ambition, if poorâ€¦ They ravage, they slaughter, they seize by false pretenses, and all of this they hail as the construction of empire. And when in their wake nothing remains but a desert, they call that peace.”
“As a whole, people suck. But a person can be extraordinary”
“Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.”
“The Internet obviously changes things; we've seen that in the music industry above all else. As an author, I'm now having to deal with the fact that it's happening in the publishing industry as well. And publishing is going through a very difficult time. Some view it as positive, some negative, but nobody really knows how to deal with it. If you're an author it looks very challenging because your work can be pirated so easily and there's very little you can do about it.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“There's a way that you can throw negativity out there that seems rebellious. But I've always taken pleasure in a different kind of rebellion, which is putting a positive spin on everything, trying to enjoy myself at all times.”

Source : "Zac Efron: crunch time for the poster boy" by Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. November 26, 2009.
“If you are to be leaders, teachers, and guides among your people, you must have strength. No people can be fed, no people can be built up on flowers.”

Source : Alexander Crummell (1969). “Africa and America”, p.376, Рипол Классик
“Don't look at the big picture as the only achievement. Start with set, smart goals and work up to something bigger.”
“A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.”

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