They are such terrible fanatics in Pakistan. What to talk of the illiterates, even the educated here scoff at rational thinking. The mullah have such stranglehold over us that we cannot budge an inch from where we are asked to stand. We cannot contemplate any change in our religion, although according to the present times, it requires radical changes.
– from An Indian Spy in Pakistan book by Mohanlal Bhaskar
The subject of woman, you see …
The subject of woman, you see, will always be completely new, however much you study it.
– from Anna Karenina book by Leo Tolstoy
You come into this world with …
You come into this world with nothing and you go empty-handed. The wealth of life lies only in how you have allowed its experiences to enrich you. Filth can blossom into the fragrance of a flower. Manure can transform itself into the sweetness of a mango. No adversity is an impediment if you are in a state of conscious response. No matter what the nature of the situation you are in, it can only enhance your experience of life, if you allow it to.
– from Inner Engineering book by Sadhguru
Delay retirement as long as possible …
Delay retirement as long as possible. And when you do retire, don’t quit on life. Find activities that are joyful and stimulating. Stay engaged.
– from Keep Sharp book by Sanjay Gupta
Whatever the art or whatever the …
Whatever the art or whatever the craft – and make a note of this before you go! – talent means next to nothing, while experience, acquired in humility and with hard work, means everything.
– from Perfume book by Patrick Suskind
Like any modern woman, I am …
Like any modern woman, I am any number of things, as and when the need arises. We have to be chameleons, don’t we?
– from The Thursday Murder Club book by Richard Osman
Our lives are a blink of …
Our lives are a blink of a firefly in the night. You’re just barely here. You have to make the most of every minute.
– from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant book by Eric Jorgenson
Since 2008, markets have become a …
Since 2008, markets have become a venue for wealth extraction rather than wealth creation. Markets no longer perform true market functions. In markets today, the dead hands of the academic and the rentier have replaced the invisible hand of the merchant or the entrepreneur.
– from The Death of Money book by James Rickards
Our lives are literally on loan …
Our lives are literally on loan to us. Despite what we think in our youth, none of us have all that much time.
– from Maybe You Should Talk to Someone book by Lori Gottlieb
Pushing forward in my music career …
Pushing forward in my music career is not my focus at the moment. Right now it’s time for me to try to get my spiritual life in order, to pay attention to the little things, to slow down. It’s time for me not to be someone who other people want; it’s time to actually find myself.
– from The Woman in Me book by Britney Spears