"...this time I didn't launch into my usual tirade. Was it a memory of Krishna, the cool silence with which he countered disagreement, that stopped me? I saw something I hadn't realized before: words wasted energy."

-- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

#Memories Quotes #Silence Quotes #Energy Quotes

“Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.”
“It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor.”
“Everything worth doing starts with being scared.”
“I tend to like people that are generous and give other people the benefit of the doubt.”
“Error sometimes supplies the surprise that makes life interesting.”
“I don't always see humor in things. Especially when I smash my pinky toe into a coffee table leg in the middle of the night. But sometimes I'll see things, or experience things, that make me go, "Huh, maybe that's a bit."”
“In China, you have to have a strong leader for a business to get anything done.”
“I have certain issues. I support women candidates, but I cannot support a woman that I don't believe in. I would prefer to vote for a man who believes in choice than a woman who is pro-life. We have to be able to make distinctions and not look as though we are not feminist enough if we don't support every woman. We need to have that kind of a choice.”

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