#yin

I'm not sure the oil producers are enjoying real growth. That troubles me. For experience has shown that oil can be more of a curse than a blessing. And not only in Africa. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#blessing #curse #enjoying #experience #growth

I lied," I said. ... "I know it," he said. "Then do something about it. Do anything, just so it's something." "I cant," he said. "There aint anything to do? Not anything?" "I didn't say that," Grandfather said. "I said I couldn't. You can." "What?" I said. "How can I forget it? Tell me how to." "You cant," he said. "Nothing is ever forgotten. Nothing is ever lost. It's too valuable." "Then what can I do?" "Live with it," Grandfather said. "Live with it? You mean, forever? For the rest of my life? Not ever to get rid of it? Never? I cant. Dont you see that I cant?" "Yes you can," he said. "You will. A gentleman always does. A gentleman can live through anything. He faces anything. A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences, even when he did not himself instigate them but only acquiesced to them, didn't say No though he knew he should. ↗

— William Faulkner

#forgiving-the-past #lying #forgiveness

We got touring with the Stones, and people were trying to keep up with Keith. He's like a human machine with a constitution of iron, and they all thought they could do the same. ↗

— Ron Wood

#could #got #human #iron #keep

All that really matters is I have two beautiful kids, and I'm trying to be the best dad I can possibly be, and that's the most important thing of all. ↗

— Tiger Woods

#best #dad #i #i can #important

I used to always be the young one playing without pressure, but I am just happy to be where I am and enjoying my time. ↗

— Caroline Wozniacki

#am #enjoying #happy #i #i am

Golf can be tougher than tennis when things go wrong, because you can't explain things by saying that your opponent played better than you. It's a cruel sport in that way. ↗

— Caroline Wozniacki

#better #cruel #explain #go #golf

I don't really spend money like crazy. I buy what I need and what I really want, and if I'm buying expensive things I do think about the purchase many times before I buy it. ↗

— Caroline Wozniacki

#before #buy #buying #crazy #expensive

I have nothing to lose and think that it's a positive thing that I am young and playing on a good level. ↗

— Caroline Wozniacki

#good #i #i am #level #lose

The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for. ↗

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

#folks #get #more #organization #organized

A lot of hacking is playing with other people, you know, getting them to do strange things. ↗

— Steve Wozniak

#hacking #know #lot #other #people