#hip

Anyone can see that an ass laden with books remains a donkey. A human being laden with the undigested results of a tussle with thoughts and books, however, still passes for wise. ↗

— Idries Shah

#donkeys #ego #evolution #intelligence #poses

I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics. ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#championships #constantly #fitness #i #improving

I'm open-minded. I don't consider myself gay or hetero, I just am. I've had experiences all over the planet but it always comes down to just me, but I think at this point if I had an ongoing relationship I believe it would be with a man. ↗

— Dana Plato

#am #believe #comes #consider #down

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow. ↗

— Seth Godin

#leadership

Those who serve deserve. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#service #leadership

If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it. ↗

— Jack Weatherford

#leadership

Ever since I took to the streets when I was 17 to protest at great personal risk against the communist dictatorship, I have been a passionate democrat. ↗

— Victor Ponta

#been #communist #democrat #dictatorship #ever

And in this moment, I realize one reason it's so great to have a best friend is sometimes, like right now, Cal and I are thinking the very same thing. ↗

— Kimberly Willis Holt

#death #friendship #vietnam-war #age

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man's milk and restorative cordial. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#age

Personally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain. I tend to find both whining and complaining quite interesting and amusing, though sometimes--unfortunately--it's hard to choose which one of the two I want to do. Sigh. LIfe can be so tough sometimes. ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#leadership #humor