"When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people ."

-- Diogenes

#People Quotes #Slave Quotes #Ruling Quotes

“The religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man to exercise it as these may dictate.”
“It is those who make the least display of their sorrow who mourn the deepest.”
“Young people are growing in plain sight, there is no place for them to hide, no cocoon. Itâ€™s hard”
“We fall in love because we long to escape from ourselves with someone as beautiful, intelligent, and witty as we are ugly, stupid, and dull. But what if such a perfect being should one day turn around and decide they will love us back? We can only be somewhat shocked-how can they be as wonderful as we had hoped when they have the bad taste to approve of someone like us?”
“If you criticize others' ideas, they will almost never use yours no matter how good they are.”
“Men of power have no time to read; yet the men who do not read are unfit for power.”

Source : Michael Foot (1980). “Debts of Honour”, London : Davis Poynter
“The commission had to subpoena the F.A.A. for documents, had to subpoena NORAD for documents and they will never get the full story. That is one of the tragedies. One of these days we will have to get the full story because the 9-11 issue is so important to America. But this White House wants to cover it up.”

Source : "'The White House Has Played Cover-Up'–Former 9/11 Commission Member Max Cleland Blasts Bush". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. March 23, 2004.
“Send out judgment and low energy and that is what you'll attract back. Remember, when you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself as someone who needs to judge. The same applies to judgments directed at you.”

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