Quyen

“Boycotting the Beijing Games in the name of Tibet seemed as logical to him as shunning the Salt Lake City Olympics to protest America’s treatment of the Cherokee.”
― Evan Osnos, Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China

“Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion. Then, when you're no longer thinking ahead, each footstep isn't just a means to an end but a unique event in itself.”
― Robert M Pirsig

“But American group blindness abroad is also rooted in some of our noblest ideals: tolerance, equality, individualism, the power of reason to triumph over irrational hatred, and the conviction that all men are united by their common humanity and love of liberty.”
― Amy Chua, Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations

“Real self-respect comes from dominion over self, from true independence.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change