To succeed it is necessary to accept the world as it is and rise above it. ~ Michael KordaTweetShareSharePin
Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart – the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other. ~ Edward Bulwer-LyttonTweetShareSharePin
Nurture an appetite for being puzzled, for being confused, indeed for being openly stupid, and that – despite what you may think – is very difficult…We all know the cliche’ that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. It is also true that a lot of knowledge can be a dangerous thing as well…use your ignorance as well as your knowledge for creative means. ~ Lee C. BollingerTweetShareSharePin
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strength. When you go through hardship and decide not to surrender, that is strength. ~ Arnold SchwarzeneggerTweetShareSharePin
To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. ~ JesusTweetShareSharePin
I am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create reasonably decent societies. I think that young people who want to understand the world can profit from the works of Plato and Socrates, the behaviour of the three Thomases ~ Gene RoddenberryTweetShareSharePin
Once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing and from robbing he comes next to drinking and sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. ~ Thamas De QuinceyTweetShareSharePin
Is not the tremendous strength in men of the impulse to creative work in every field precisely due to their feeling of playing a relatively small part in the creation of living beings, which constantly impels them to an overcompensation in achievement? ~ Karen HorneyTweetShareSharePin