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Our civilization survives in the complacency of cowardly or malignant minds -- a sacrifice to the vanity of aging adolescents


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Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.



Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless.

Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless.



Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.

Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.



Life is a sum of all your choices". So, what are you doing today?

Life is a sum of all your choices". So, what are you doing today?



The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation

The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation



You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.



Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?



I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.



You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.



It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.





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The self is not something that one finds. It is something one creates.



I'd like to win a Booker Prize for writing. A Nobel Peace Prize for my work in peace... and I think that'll probably do.

I'd like to win a Booker Prize for writing. A Nobel Peace Prize for my work in peace... and I think that'll probably do.



If we do not know who the customer is, we do not know what quality is.

If we do not know who the customer is, we do not know what quality is.



If you must use more than ten slides to explain your business, you probably don't have a business.

If you must use more than ten slides to explain your business, you probably don't have a business.



Whatever you do, whether you're doing a television drama or a romantic comedy, you want to be relevant, to some degree.

Whatever you do, whether you're doing a television drama or a romantic comedy, you want to be relevant, to some degree.



I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.

I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.



You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all absurdities and quirky national behaviors can be found.

You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all absurdities and quirky national behaviors can be found.



Somebody said once 'Follow the money' and that is what it is all about.

Somebody said once 'Follow the money' and that is what it is all about.



I dreamed I saw a mighty room, the room was filled with men. And the paper they were signing said they'd never fight again.

I dreamed I saw a mighty room, the room was filled with men. And the paper they were signing said they'd never fight again.



And when you're not happy with your own life, and yourself, you can't be happy with anyone else.

And when you're not happy with your own life, and yourself, you can't be happy with anyone else.




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