"Freedom from militarism will give the German people the opportunity, if they will but seize it, to apply their great energies and abilities to the works of peace."

-- James F. Byrnes

#Opportunity Quotes #People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“We're facing growing climate change, more floods, more droughts, more crisis on a planetary level, and the systems we put in place in the twentieth century are just not going to work. We've run out of stuff. Our big problems are going to be energy supplies and food supplies. This is not a right-left issue. It's a people issue, and it cuts across all our categories.”
“The past is such a subtle thing. [But] in the end, nothing else exists, everything is made of the past, even the future.”
“One of the things I'd learned ... was how to take a compliment. Just say, "Thank you." It's the only response a confident person can make.”

Source : Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.310, Canongate Books
“It is not the mere study of the Law, but to become eminent in the profession of it, which is to yield honor and profit.”
“There's no point doing anything half arsed or if you don't fully believe in it. It will always show otherwise and you'll get found out.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“...the wise man knows that every experience is to be viewed as a blessing.”

Source : Henry Miller (1957). “Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch”, p.27, New Directions Publishing
“Here's a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note. Don't worry, be happy.”

Source : Song: Don't Worry, Be Happy, Album: Simple Pleasures
“I'm trying to simplify my life, I guess that's my latest project.”

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