Category: Thought

“There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.”

“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.”

“Without love, what are we worth?  Eighty-​nine cents!  Eighty-​nine cents worth of chemicals walking around lonely.”

“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.”

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

“But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.”