"The effect of violent dislike between groups has always created an indifference to the welfare and honor of the state."

-- Thomas B. Macaulay

#Honor Quotes #Groups Quotes #Conflict Quotes

“The poorest ploughman is in Christ equal with the greatest prince that is. Let them therefore have sufficient to maintain them...”

Source : Hugh Latimer (1842). “Select Sermons and Letters of Dr. Hugh Latimer”, p.79
“It's not just the physical aspect of boxing, it's the whole fighter mentality that has been ingrained in me through the years as a competitive athlete. One of the hardest things you'll ever do is to box - to get into the ring and to face off with somebody whose whole goal is to knock you out, to hurt you, and to be able to fight back.”

Source : "'Biggest Loser': Meet the mystery trainers!". Interview with Dan Snierson, ew.com. January 18, 2011.
“I think it'll take a while to adjust, but when you think about just the creativity of people and what they're capable of and the sort of aspirations and dreams that they have, the idea that they're not capable of anything more than sort of performing these automatable clerical tasks, I don't believe that for a second.”

Source : Source: www.cbsnews.com
“My life and my plan wasn't very good, but at least it was my plan. It got to that point that I just couldn't stand it any more.”

Source : Source: www.cbn.com
“I wish neither to possess nor to be possessed. I no longer covet 'paradise'. More important, I no longer fear 'hell'. The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself, but I did not observe it, until this moment. Now I see that I will never find the light unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, consuming myself.”
“Enlightenment means choosing to dwell in a state of presence rather than in time.Â It means saying yes to what is.”
“Being a wrestler is like walking on the treadmill of life. You get off it and it just keeps going.”
“I don't get afraid in talking about subject matter that may spark controversy, and I'm not afraid to not be liked. I think that sometimes people pay too much attention to being liked, and it's paralyzing.”

Source : "Jada Pinkett Smith candid on family, projects". Interview with John Carucci, newsok.com. May 10, 2013.

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