“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”
― Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
― Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.”
― He Still Moves Stones: Everyone Needs a Miracle
― He Still Moves Stones: Everyone Needs a Miracle
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
― Tao Teh Ching
― Tao Teh Ching
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