“preparation, knowledge, and discipline can deal with any form of danger; that danger confronted properly is not something a man must fear.”
― The Hunt for Red October
― The Hunt for Red October
“Don’t let yourself do something simply because you’ve started on a path and feel that you should complete it. Life is too short for that.”
― Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis: Advice from Twentysomethings Who Have Been There and Survived
― Conquering Your Quarterlife Crisis: Advice from Twentysomethings Who Have Been There and Survived
“शिवाजी टिकतो, की नाही, हा प्रश्न नाही. राज्य टिकतं, की नाही, हा सवाल आहे. राज्य राखलंत, तर असे दहा शिवाजी येतील!”
― श्रीमान योगी
― श्रीमान योगी
“We need optimism and confidence to keep going and convince others to join our cause, but negativity and pessimism help us see problems so we can make them better. Yes, the former feel much better, but both are necessary.”
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
― Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
“Arjuna, he who does not hate anyone, is friendly and compassionate always, is not possessive and self-indulgent, stable in pleasure and pain, forgiving, contained, controlled and firm in his love for me, in heart and head, is much loved by me.—Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 12, verses 13 and 14 (paraphrased).”
― My Gita
― My Gita
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