"If it isn't good, let it die. If it doesn't die, make it good."

-- Ajahn Chah

#Inspiring Quotes #Mindfulness Quotes

“Compare the scale and magnifcence of Versailles with St James's - the brick-built hovel in which the 18th-century kings of England lived. What was then the most powerful monarchy in the world housed its sovereigns in a converted leper hospital, yet, at the same time, parliament provided the magnificent palaces of Chelsea and Greenwich as hospitals for retired soldiers and sailors.”
“Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. It's a game! The magic spells in it are as real as the gold. Try retiring on that stuff.”
“If self-efficacy is lacking, people tend to behave ineffectually, even though they know what to do.”

Source : Albert Bandura (1986). “Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory”, Prentice Hall
“It must be observed that fishing with any living bait is to be condemned for the same reason as fishing with a worm: in all such instances we torture two animals at once for our amusement.”

Source : Thomas Young (1798). “An Essay on Humanity to Animals”, p.90
“...I've stopped wanting to do any work at all. All work is bullshit. Everyone knows that. No matter how many telephones and extensions, no matter how many secretaries, no matter how many names in the rolodex. It's all bullshit.”

Source : Irena Klepfisz (1982). “Keeper of accounts”
“We cannot resist change, but we can choose the direction of change.”
“This decree is very serious and we will not allow it to pass unopposed. (on Israel offers 10-month West Bank settlement freeze)”
“One of the lessons of history is that even the deepest crises can be moments of opportunity. They bring ideas from the margins into the mainstream.”

Source : "Post-crash, investing in a better world". TED Talk, www.ted.com. July 2009.

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