"But there were too many points at which the other self could invade the self he wanted to preserve, and there were too many forms of invasion: certain words, sounds, lights, actions his hands or feet performed, and if he did nothing at all, heard and saw nothing, the shouting of some triumphant inner voice that shocked him and cowed him."
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"Sometimes your light shines so bright that it blinds people from seeing who you really are."
"To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions."
"Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions."
"Some of the most powerful speeches I have given have been delivered in the dedicated silence of my actions."
"When the actions becomes frequent than the words, success becomes heavier than the dreams. Do more, say less."
"Your life is a print-out of your thoughts."
"Philosophy without action is the ruin of the soul. One brave deed is worth a hundred books, a thousand theories, a million words. Now as always we need heroes. And heroines! Down with the passive and the limp."
"You've never lived what you are thinking, and that isn't good. Only the ideas we actually live are of any value."
"If you are a Buddhist, inspire yourself by thinking of the bodhisattva. If you are a Christian, think of the Christ, who came not to be served by others but to serve them in joy, in peace, and in generosity. For these things, these are not mere words, but acts, which go all the way, right up to their last breath. Even their death is a gift, and resurrection is born from this kind of death. (157)"
"Thoughts do more. Words to much. Actions do much more."
"The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie."
"If you really want to eat, keep climbing. The fruits are on the top of the tree. Stretch your hands and keep stretching them. Success is on the top, keep going."
"The wise do not buy into other people’s perceptions of who they are and what they are capable of. Instead, they bypass a person’s public persona and see who they are in their highest expression. When you see actions taken with integrity, instead of words only, you will then know a soul’s worth."
"It is true that power corrupts. The hope at the polling stations and the actions of the elected representatives, unfortunately, often turn to be opposite. The power of ballot turns into the power of wallet. Some law-makers become law-breakers."
"You solely owe success and happiness to yourself. So why not make your inner-self proud of your daily decisions and actions?"