"Of all the men I have known, I cannot recall one whose mother did her level best for him when he was little who did not turn out well when he grew up."

-- Frances Parkinson Keyes

#Mother Quotes #Men Quotes #Levels Quotes

“The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?”
“Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.”
“I told you I was trouble, you know that I'm no good.”

Source : Song: You Know I'm No Good, 2007
“One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.”
“We think we are unique, special and deserving of happiness, but we are terrified of being alone.”

Source : Sara Maitland, The School of Life (2014). “How to Be Alone”, p.11, Pan Macmillan
“Compassion is like springwater under the ground. Your life is like a pipe that can tap into that underground spring. When you tap into it, water immediately comes up. So drive your pipe into the ground. Tap into the water of compassion.”

Source : Dainin Katagiri (2000). “You Have to Say Something”, p.83, Shambhala Publications
“The biggest shock when I lost it all was the realization that so much of my life had been out of my control. When I started to make the money back, I vowed that it would never happen again. I bought things only when I could afford them. There was no big mortgage, no cars on hire purchase. I remember buying a TR6 sports car for Â£6,000, and funnily enough it gave me more pleasure than the Porsche ever had.”
“I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.”

Source : Quoted in Wall Street Journal, 26 May 1989

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