"When we have ceased to love the stench of the human animal, either in others or in ourselves, then are we condemned to misery, and clear thinking can begin."

-- Cyril Connolly

#Animal Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Misery Quotes

“They are scared that the BBC or CNN may call them radicals, so they remain soft instead. The problem lies there, with the Muslim leaders, not the Muslim masses.”

Source : "'We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical'". Interview with Farish A. Noor, theseoultimes.com.
“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.”
“I'd play in Afghanistan if they wanted me to!”
“I'm quiet, and I don't enjoy watching horror flicks, so am I like Zeke? No way.”
“My job as a designer is to look into the future. Not to use any frame of reference that exists”
“I remember my father checking on a mountain kid who hadn't been coming to school. My father had this beautiful Harris tweed overcoat. He came back with a knife cut all down one side. The parents had told him it was none of his business why their son wasn't going to school.”
“I am happy that I ran the half-marathon, but to me, just running and saying that I finished a race isn't enough for me. I want to run the race as best as I can. Working out for pants size isn't enough. I need a goal or a race to get back on the treadmill every day.”
“A thought is harmless unless we believe it. Itâ€™s not our thoughts, but our attachment to our thoughts, that causes suffering. Attaching to a thought means believing that itâ€™s true, without inquiring. A belief is a thought that weâ€™ve been attaching to, often for years.”

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