#ect

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life. The state in which we are is sinful, irrespective of guilt. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#because #eaten #guilt #irrespective #knowledge

I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate. ↗

— Elton John

#beautiful #book #christ #collected #compassionate

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price. ↗

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

#difficult #going #had #high #high price

I think J.D. Salinger is correct in granting no interviews, and in making no speeches. ↗

— Patricia Highsmith

#granting #i #i think #interviews #making

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn. ↗

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

#come #countries #neighbours #other #our

The administration has a disturbing pattern of behavior when it comes to budgeting not only for the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan but also for military requirements not directly related to these conflicts. ↗

— Russ Feingold

#afghanistan #also #behavior #budgeting #comes

There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect. ↗

— Walid Jumblatt

#elect #imposed #lebanese #our #president

We will not rest until we see the suspects behind bars. ↗

— Walid Jumblatt

#behind #rest #see #suspects #until

There are pros and cons of experience. A con is that you can't look at the business with a fresh pair of eyes and as objectively as if you were a new CEO. Fire yourself on a Friday night and come in on Monday morning as if a search firm put you there as a turn-around leader. Can you be objective and make the bold change? ↗

— Andrea Jung

#business #ceo #change #come #con

Avon invented the concept of direct marketing and direct selling beauty. And that's still very valid to us. We'll have a firm that will be around for another 114 years as strongly as it was the first 114. ↗

— Andrea Jung

#around #avon #beauty #concept #direct