"We view Sufism not as an ideology that molds people to the right way of belief or action, but as an art or science that can exert a beneficial influence on individuals and societies, in accordance with the needs of those individuals and societies ... Sufi study and development gives one capacities one did not have before."

-- Idries Shah

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“If you can't find anybody else, then I'll go. So, they couldn't find anybody else. So, I went.”
“The poster art over the years, art with social critique in it, has always been on class war theme. It's been trying to make that point - that we are larger than they are. They may have guns and pepper spray and helicopters and F16s and the whole U.S. military on their side, but when it comes down to it, we still have the numbers.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Real leadership means tackling tough problems ourselves and not leaving them to our children.”
“Every body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, except insofar as it doesn't.”
“A church must grow larger and smaller at the same time. Larger through worship and smaller through small groups.”
“When we inject people with positivity, their outlook expands. They see the big picture. When we inject them with neutrality or negativity, their peripheral vision shrinks. There is no big picture, no dots to connect.”

Source : Barbara Fredrickson (2009). “Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life”, p.57, Harmony
“I should say that I am a visual person. I experience with my eyes and never, or rarely, with my ears... to my constant regret.”
“Research must continue to be the centerpiece of intellectual life, and our commitment to research must grow, because our problems are growing.”

Source : Ernest L. Boyer (1997). “Ernest L. Boyer, Selected Speeches, 1979-1995”, Jossey-Bass

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