Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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James Madison: If men were angels
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. —James Madison.
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Ronald Reagan: Government’s first duty
Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. — Ronald Reagan.
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Frederic Bastiat: Government
“Government is the great fiction, through which everybody else endeavours to live at the expense of everybody else.” —Frederic Bastiat.
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Sunny Leone: Business and opportunities
“I believe in business, opportunities present themselves and it’s your job…to recognise those…and see where it goes.” —Sunny Leone.
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Prince: Bad children
“No child is bad from the beginning. They just imitate their atmosphere.” —Prince.
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Prince: Ego
“I had a massive ego [at youth]. Massive. But that’s not such a bad thing. Because at least you’re aspiring to be something, you consider yourself great because you want to be great.” —Prince.
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Prince: Getting paid
“All people care about nowadays is getting paid, so they try to do just what the audience wants them to do. I’d rather give people what they need rather than just what they want.” —Prince.
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Max de Pree: Servant leadership
“Who is a good leader? The first responsibility of a good leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” —Max de Pree.
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Virchand Gandhi: Brotherhood
“We preach and practice brotherhood — not only of man but of all living beings — not on Sundays only but on all the days of the week. We believe in the law of universal justice — that our present condition is the result of our past actions and that we are not subjected to…
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Mahavira: Do not
“Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being.” ― Mahavira.
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Mahavira: Red-hot iron
Can you hold a red-hot iron rod in your hand merely because some one wants you to do so? Then, will it be right on your part to ask others to do the same thing just to satisfy your desires? If you cannot tolerate infliction of pain on your body or mind by others’ words…
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Haruki Murakami: Suffering and memories
No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.” —Haruki Murakami.
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Nicholas Sparks: Sadness and joy
“There are moments when I wish I could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but I have the feeling that if I did, the joy would be gone as well.” —Nicholas Sparks.
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Virginia Woolf: Happy in a world of misery
“To be caught happy in a world of misery was for an honest man the most despicable of crimes.” —Virginia Woolf.
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W Somerset Maugham: Anything but the best
“It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” ~W Somerset Maugham.
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Fundamental rights
“If a person who is unemployed is offered a choice between a job of some sort, with some sort of wages, with no fixed hours of labour and with an interdict on joining a union and the exercise of his right to freedom of speech, association, religion, etc., can there be any doubt as to…
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Priyanka Chopra: Tolerance and anonymity
“It is odd, we are not tolerant at all any more and the more we have a voice, the more we hide behind anonymity and talk crap. You are going to have trolls everywhere.” —Priyanka Chopra.
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R Balki: Films and real life
“I don’t believe (in) borrowing things from real life. I think films should also add something to life.” —R. Balki.
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Katrina Kaif: We are enough
“As women we can go through moments of feeling insecurities, of feeling uncertainties, of feeling not knowing what we want to do in our lives. But we should always know that we are enough.” —Katrina Kaif.
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William Blake: When men and mountains meet
“Great things are done when men and mountains meet; this is not done by jostling in the street.” ~William Blake.
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Seneca: Not born for one corner
“I am not born for one corner; the whole world is my native land.” ~Seneca.
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Samuel Johnson: Teachers of morality
Be not too hasty to trust or admire the teachers of morality; they discourse like angels but they live like men. -Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (18 Sep 1709-1784)
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Niccolo Machiavelli: Well-treated or crushed
“Men ought to be either Well-treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot.” —Niccolo Machiavelli.
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Agatha Christie: Ridicule and love
It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. -Agatha Christie, author (15 Sep 1890-1976)
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Marcel Proust: Human plagiarism
“The human plagiarism which is most difficult to avoid, for individuals, is the plagiarism of ourselves.” —Marcel Proust.
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Plato: Heroes, wise men and accomplished ones
“A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.” ~Plato.
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George Orwell: Terrorism
The object of terrorism is terrorism. Now, do you begin to understand me? — George Orwell, 1984.
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Wayne Dyer: Your choice
“Be miserable. Or motivate. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” —Wayne Dyer, author.
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Ann Beattie: Years and moments
“People forget years and remember moments.” —Ann Beattie, novelist (b. 8 Sep 1947) .
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Spanish Proverb: Wise men vs fools
“It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.” – Spanish Proverb.
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Graham Greene: Love, on tap
“Like some wines our love could neither mature nor travel.” —Graham Greene.
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Charles Darwin: Adaptable species
“What makes a species survive? It is not the strongest of the species, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one most adaptable to change.” —Charles Darwin (attributed).
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Sholom Aleichem: Life
“Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.” ~Sholom Aleichem.
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Mary Renault: Rightness
“The rightness of a thing isn’t determined by the amount of courage it takes.” —Mary Renault, novelist (4 Sep 1905-1983).
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Henry George: Progressive societies and institutions
“Progressive societies outgrow institutions as children outgrow clothes.” —Henry George, economist, journalist, philosopher (2 Sep 1839-1897) .
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Louis Sullivan: Form follows function
“Form follows function.” —Louis Sullivan, architect (3 Sep 1856-1924).
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Mahatma Gandhi: Ransom of the world
A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act. Mahatma Gandhi
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Harold Geneen: Cash and experience
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.” — Harold Geneen, business leader.
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Jean Bernard: Good Friday
“On Good Friday last year the SS found some pretext to punish 60 priests with an hour on ‘the tree.’ That is the mildest camp punishment. They tie a man’s hands together behind his back, palms facing out and fingers pointing backward. Then they turn his hands inwards, tie a chain around his wrists and…
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Theodore Roosevelt: Success
“There are many kinds of success in life worth having.” — Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US president,
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Herbert Hoover: War
“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” ~Herbert Hoover.
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Maya Angelou: Forgiveness
“It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.” ~Maya Angelou.
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Aristotle: Braver
“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.” — Aristotle, philosopher.
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Erma Bombeck: Courage
“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.” — Erma Bombeck, humorist.
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Calvin Coolidge: Weak and strong
“Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.” — Calvin Coolidge, 30th US president.
