"It is a misuse of our power to take responsibility for solving problems that belong to others."

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Source : Peter Block (1996). “Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self Interest”, p.72, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Peter Block

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“Our lives pass from us like the wind, and why Should wise men grieve to know that they must die? The Judas blossom fades, the lovely face Of light is dimmed, and darkness takes its place.”

Source : Abolqasem Ferdowsi (2016). “Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings”, p.58, Penguin
“Is this what it is to get older, to have adventures you can no longer tell your family because you are moving apart from them?...Or do you grow up and have adventures you tell no one? Are some adventures only yours alone?”

Source : Polly Horvath (2008). “My One Hundred Adventures”, p.151, Schwartz & Wade
“Gays have always been in the military. Alexander the Great was originally Alexander the Fabulous. A gay man invented C-rations. He claims he could never talk anyone into the cilantro garnish. Obviously, gays were not allowed to design the outfits, because we never would have stayed with the earth tones for so long.”

Source : Kate Clinton (2012). “Don't Get Me Started”, p.51, Bywater Books
“Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.”
“To be wise and eke to love, Is granted scarce to gods above.”
“Any fool knows that bravado is always a cover-up for insecurity. That's the truth. And on that note, I'll say goodnight. God love you.”
“Shakespeare - it's not funny. No matter how they try to make Shakespeare funny, when it's meant to be funny it's not funny.”

Source : Source: www.digitalspy.com
“Reading, to most people, means an ashamed way of killing time disguised under a dignified name”

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