"Maybe we are all prospective migrants. The lines of national borders on maps are artificial constructs, as unnatural to us as they are to birds flying overhead. Our first impulse is to ignore them."

-- Mohsin Hamid

#Bird Quotes #Flying Quotes #Maps Quotes

“There's hope. It doesn't cost a thing to smile. You don't have to pay to laugh. You better thank God for that.”
“The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.”
“I open my arms wide and declare with love that I deserve and accept all good!”
“....Everyone deserves a chance to fly!”

Source : David Coté, Joan Marcus, Stephen Schwartz (2005). “Wicked: the Grimmerie”, Hyperion Books
“The reason nobody else in my business has any impact is because they're all comatose.”
“The process of education takes place in the field of consciousness; the prerequisite to complete education is therefore the full development of consciousness - enlightenment. Knowledge is not the basis of enlightenment, enlightenment is the basis of knowledge.”
“Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.”
“I would tell 17-year-olds to be proud of who you are. Don't try to change yourself for others. Focus on school and your future. Boys and friends will come and go, just focus on you and your future.”

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