Meditation Quotes

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

The leading rule for the lawyer,

as for the man of every calling,

is diligence.

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Stop chasing the money

and start

Chasing the passion.

If you're constantly pushing yourself higher,

higher, the law of averages

not to mention the myth of Icarus

predicts that you will at some point fall.

And when you do,

I want you to know this,

remember this: There is no such thing as failure.

It is not the man who has too little,

but the man who craves more,

that is poor.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently,

half slave and half free.

My philosophy is: not only do we have a right to be ourselves,

we have an obligation to be ourselves.

I was born 50 years after slavery, in 1913.

I was allowed to read.

My mother, who was a teacher,

taught me when I was a very young child.

The first school I attended was a small building

that went from first to sixth grade.

There was one teacher for all of the students.

There could be anywhere from 50 to 60 students of all different ages.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

Talent wins games,

but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart

into his work and done his best;

but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.

You have to take risks to achieve greatness.

Courage is contagious.

When a brave man takes a stand,

the spines of others are often stiffened.

When you have got an elephant by

the hind legs and he is trying to run away,

it's best to let him run.

If the world was ending,

I think I would grab some Cinnamon Toast Crunch,

a bunch of water,

and I'd probably just...

I'd probably go crazy.

Community protection begins with

ordinary citizens taking responsibility.

The world is a dangerous place to live;

not because of the people who are evil,

but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

In the Spring,

I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.

Friendship with ones

self is all important,

because without it one

cannot be friends with

anyone else in the world.