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“Your satisfaction is what you have, divided by what you want.”
― From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
― From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
“To see weakness as purely negative is a mistake. Weakness befalls us all, and in many ways. It has its discomforts to be sure and entails loss. But it is also an opportunity—to connect more deeply with others; to see the sacredness in suffering; even to find new areas of growth and success. Stop hiding it, and don’t resist it. Doing so has another benefit for strivers—maybe the most important one of all: you can finally relax a little. When you are honest and humble about your weaknesses, you will be more comfortable in your own skin. When you use your weaknesses to connect with others, love in your life will grow. And finally—finally—you will be able to relax without worrying about being exposed as less than people think you are.”
― From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
― From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
“Great wits are near to madness, closely allied and thin partitions do their bounds divide.”
― American Prometheus
― American Prometheus
“We think of globalisation as a uniquely modern phenomenon; yet 2,000 years ago too, it was a fact of life, one that presented opportunities, created problems and prompted technological advance.”
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
“Her description of a perfect day sounds perfectly ordinary: “I will sleep long, have a relaxed breakfast. Then I’ll go out for some fresh air, chat with my husband or with friends. I might go to the theater, to the opera, or listen to a concert. If I’m rested, I might read a good book. And I would cook dinner. I like cooking!” These are the dreams of a person who had not been truly free for the last sixteen years. Though no longer young, Merkel is spry enough to enjoy the simplest of pleasures: country rambles, leisurely meals with (nonpolitical) friends, and music and books instead of charts, polls, and position papers. These pleasures will not replace the satisfaction of outsmarting a foe with her legendary stamina and command of facts. But, never one to ruminate over feelings, she will observe her own reaction to this new life with a scientist’s curiosity. In the short term, she is likely to spend time near her childhood home in the province of Brandenburg, where she first learned to love nature and which she still regards as her Heimat, or spiritual home. She’ll travel, too. Among her stated dreams is to fly over the Andes Mountains—an idealized destination; a metaphor for freedom.”
― The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
― The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
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