The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
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You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking of the evil. A good person will resist an evil system with his or her whole soul.
› Mohandas Gandhi
At the center of your being you are the answer. You know who you are, and you know what you want.
› Rumi
Plans will get you into things, but you have got to work your way out.
› Will Rogers
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
› George Orwell
Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.
› Adam Smith
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
› Sun Tzu
Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.
› J. C. Penney
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
› Plato
The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.
› Tony Robbins
The day will soon come when I will show the world that the transmission of power and speech without the aid of any wires is possible.
› Nikola Tesla
There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.
› Michael Phelps
Impossible is just an opinion.
› Paulo Coelho
You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.
› Harriet Martineau
Man is a universe in little.
› Democritus
