"Fear... the right and necessary counterweights to that courage which urges men skyward, and protects them from self-destruction"

-- Heinrich Harrer

#Men Quotes #Self Quotes #Destruction Quotes

“I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.”
“And so, perhaps, the truth winds somewhere between the road to Glastonbury, Isle of the Priests, and the road to Avalon, lost forever in the mists of the Summer Sea.”
“Democracy is also a single ideology, and, like all such templates, it has its limits. what works in a legislature might not work in a corporation.”

Source : Fareed Zakaria (2007). “The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (Revised Edition)”, p.26, W. W. Norton & Company
“The distinctions between advertising and marketing are blurring, requiring new roles and new forms of consumer-centric marketing.”
“A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.”
“I believe in clear-cut positions. I think that the most arrogant position is this apparent, multidisciplinary modesty of "what I am saying now is not unconditional, it is just a hypothesis," and so on. It really is a most arrogant position. I think that the only way to be honest and expose yourself to criticism is to state clearly and dogmatically where you are. You must take the risk and have a position.”
“That is my story, simply told. Please do not ask again. I have told you in order to issue a warning. I have been damaged. Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.”

Source : Josephine Hart (1991). “Damage: a novel”, Alfred A. Knopf
“Because of the media, the way the world is perceived is as a place where resources and time are running out. We're taught that you have to grab what you can before it's gone. It's almost as if there isn't time for compassion.”

Source : "RECORDINGS; George Michael on Fame and 'Freedom'" by Stephen Holden, www.nytimes.com. September 16, 1990.

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