"To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves; and what is important in beginning with ourselves is the intention. The intention must be to understand ourselves and not to leave it to others to transform themselves or to bring about a modified change through revolution, either of the left or of the right. It is important to understand that this is our responsibility, yours and mine..."

-- Jiddu Krishnamurti

#Responsibility Quotes #Important Quotes #World Quotes

“The desire for success lubricates secret prostitution in the soul.”
“If you give your life to a cause in which you believe, and if it is right and just, and if your life comes to an end as a result of this, then your life could not have been spent in a more redemptive way. I think that is what my husband has done.”
“As a graphic artist, my job on a local paper was creating the advertising as well as working as a journalist on sports and community issues. There are many more jobs I've done in my day, I can't remember them all.”
“I don't want anyone seeing me naked.”
“Nutrition has always played a huge role in my life. I became a vegetarian when I was 13 and then got my entire family to become vegetarians. And I have always been active my whole life. I genuinely enjoy sports and I spend time on my total gym.”

Source : "Christie Brinkley Is 'Energized' About 2009". Interview with Jennifer Garcia, people.com. January 18, 2009.
“There was a saying that a man's true character was revealed in defeat. I thought it was also revealed in victory.”

Source : Alison Goodman (2010). “Eon”, p.202, Penguin
“Beijing didn't go the way I planned and I would have liked to have performed a little bit better personally. After Beijing that is what stuck in my mind. I want a better Olympic finish.”
“We've endured too many tragedies. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would - as a parent.”

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