Borderer Of The Mekong Quotes & Sayings

160Any change makes me apprehensive, even if it offers the greatest promise of improving my condition, and I am persuaded by this natural instinct of mine that I must take heed if I wish that the threads which the Fates spin so thin and weak in my case to be spun to any length. My great thanks, to my well-wishers and friends, who think so kindly of me as to undertake my welfare, but at the same time a most humble request to protect me in my current condition from any disturbance. — Immanuel Kant

If one doesn't get what one wants in one world, one can always get it in another — Voltaire

Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men. — Gerald R. Ford

When people insist on perfection or nothing, they get nothing. — Edith Schaeffer

Spec = asking the world to have sex with you and promising dinner date to one lucky winner. — Jeffrey Zeldman

THE MISCONCEPTION: Both consumerism and capitalism are sustained by corporations and advertising. THE TRUTH: Both consumerism and capitalism are driven by competition among consumers for status. — David McRaney

I think it's impossible to maintain a good, strong, muscular physique without taking some supplements. Between the protein shakes and the multivitamins that I take, I use C4, the pre-workout mix. I try to keep it as basic as I can, but I think I would shrink and disappear if I stopped taking protein shakes. — Joseph Gatt

Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It's something quite magical. — Nicole Kidman

Because I didn't have much money, I bought a small shop that fit my budget. The previous six owners had closed their business in three years. The store had no people traffic and, because of that, I was able to focus on figuring out how to provide a better service to each and every one of the customers that did come through. — Do Won Chang

Mindfulness is the art of being present in the moment, without passing judgement about your experience. — Rhena Branch

Man cannot help but transcend himself as soon as he begins to design and construct. — Samuel Florman

I really admired Cesar Chavez and Gandhi, but my form of activism would have to be the written word, not the empty stomach. My parents had brought my family t the United States because of the fear of empty stomachs. — Josefina Lopez

The thing with stand-up is, I really enjoyed it, but I kind of loathed it as well. It makes me feel physically sick. — Peter Serafinowicz

The sched_setscheduler() system call changes both the scheduling policy and the priority of the process whose process ID is specified in pid. If pid is specified as 0, the attributes of the calling process are changed. — Michael Kerrisk

I've always had loads of teddy bears. — Ella Eyre