"Among peoples who possess a highly developed pugnacious instinct we find the greatest progress in the arts, sciences, social and political organization, commerce and industry. The instinct takes the milder form of rivalry which is the motive force of the great portion of the serious labors of mankind."
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"You never know when some small thing will lead to a big idea. Travel is very inspirational - but it's in the ordinary that I find my themes of love and work and family."
"A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided."
"Somalia Haiku For a Somalian, heaven's drawing water from a well in an earthen pot."
"Astriola. That IS demon pox. You had evidence that demon pox existed and you didnt mention it to me! Et tu, Brute!' He rolled up the paper and hit Jem over the head with it."
"If you really want the key to success, start by doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing."
"We come into relationships often very much identified with our needs. I need this, I need security, I need refuge, I need friendship. And all of relationships are symbiotic in that sense. We come together because we fulfill each others' needs at some level or other."
"Education is teaching our children to desire the right things."
"Older doesn't necessarily mean wiser. Some trees live to be hundreds of years old, and what the fuck do they know?"
"There is nothing more important than your eternal salvation."
"Once a Ponce a time she made me feel like a conquistador. Now her memory is just a breeze seen in swaying Spanish moss."
"The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly."
"Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about what they should do. But there is a way to live a simple, joy-filled, peaceful life, and the key is learning how to be led by the Holy Spirit, not the traditions or expectations of man."
"Okay, that one's pretty good,"Fred acknowledged, after she'd told him a particularly filthy joke. "But have you heard the one about the baker's wife?""No,"Kyra said."Rumor has it, she married him for his buns."Fred burst out laughing.Kyra groaned. "Okay, that was just bad."
"How Hard? [10w] Fuck’em hard enough to make their breasts move like Jell-O."
"The death of dogma is the birth of morality."
"So here is my story, may it bringSome smiles and a tear or so,It happened once upon a time,Far away, and long ago,Outside the night wind keens and wails,Come listen to me, the Teller of Tales!"
"Iran [10w] In Teheran daylight dawnswith minarets against skies of bronze."
"There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair."
"The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself."
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