"We must generate courage equal to the size of the difficulties we face."

-- Dalai Lama

#Faces Quotes #Size Quotes #Difficulty Quotes

“Barack Obama makes me feel good to be a black man.”
“... we are most of us brought up in the notion that the highest motive for not doing a wrong is something irrespective of the beings who would suffer the wrong.”
“Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of responsibility to safeguard it.”

Source : "Lessons on environment as important as the three Rs, says Attenborough". Interview with Jessica Shepherd, www.theguardian.com. January 9, 2011.
“The gods, after all, are only human, and once their rage has been placated they are perfectly capable of acts of mercy and grace.”

Source : "The Man Who Had No Idea (The Vengeance of Hera)". Book by Thomas M. Disch, October 1978.
“As we begin the 21st century, the Hubble space telescope is providing us with information about as yet uncharted regions of the universe and the promise that we may learn something about the origin of the cosmos. This same spirit of adventure is also being directed to the most complex structure that exists in the universe - the human brain.”
“Fashion is not an investment. If you wear a dress and don't get many compliments, you won't wear it again. It's not like buying bonds.”
“The effective exploitation of his powers of abstraction must be regarded as one of the most vital activities of a competent programmer.”
“We were iconoclastic. We weren't there to sort of follow the trends really. So it was important that we were making a statement against that.”

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