#ashe

Tomorrow's leaders will not lead dictating from the front, nor pushing from the back. They will lead from the centre - from the heart ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#empowering-others #evolved-consciousness #leaders #leadership #leadership-styles

I also remember being struck by de Sade's will, in which he asked that his ashes be scattered to the four corners of the earth in the hope that humankind would forget both his writings and his name. I'd like to be able to make that demand; commemorative ceremonies are not only false but dangerous, as are all statues of famous men. Long live forgetfulness, I've always said—the only dignity I see is in oblivion. ↗

— Luis Buñuel

#de-sade #death #dignity #legacy #marquis-de-sade

To live for the hope of something isn’t really living at all, and so, like a child putting away its toys and picking up a tool, he marched to Lyca’s bathroom, to shower off the stench of failure, soap up the death of hope, then wash away the ashes of his love for Daphne. ↗

— Mark A. Rayner

#ashes #child #crush #death #fail

There are ultimately two choices in life: to fight it or to embrace it. If you fight it you will lose - if you embrace it you become one with it and you'll be lived. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#embracing-life #energy #flow #happiness #inspirational-quotes

In our evolution language has been the greatest single contribution to our understanding and misunderstanding ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#conflict #evolution #inspirational-quotes #language #mankind

Take a walk outside - it will serve you far more than pacing around in your mind. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#free-your-mind #inspiring-quotes #mindfulness #nature #peace-of-mind

It's funny how people can change your life without meaning to. Even the fucked-up, crazy people leave everything different when they go away. ↗

— Seanan McGuire

#seanan-mcguire #change

We're merely one tree with various types, shapes and sizes of leaves that all wave differently in the breeze ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#co-operation #compassion #illumination #inspiring-quotes #kindness

What people say and feel about you when you've left a room is precisely your job while you are in it. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#gossip #impact #influencing-skills #inspiring-quotes #making-an-impression

Be genuinely interested in everyone you meet and everyone you meet will be genuinely interested in you ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#being-genuine #building-relationships #inspirational-quotes #making-friends #meeting-people