Doosje Transparent Quotes & Sayings

We used to watch executions. I mentioned that in one of my stories. There was a piece of open ground near the area where we lived and we used to play soccer there. That was where they used to hold public executions for soldiers who deserted the army and members of the Kurdish resistance. — Hassan Blasim

Pray for strength to preserve. — Lailah Gifty Akita

There is no such thing as a person. There are only restrictions and limitations. The sum total of these defines the person. You think you know yourself when you know what you are. But you never know who you are. The person merely appears to be, like the space within the pot appears to have the shape and volume and smell of the pot. See that you are not what you believe yourself to be. Fight with all the strength at your disposal against the idea that you are nameable and describable. You are not. Refuse to think of yourself in terms of this or that. There is no other way out of misery, which you have created for yourself through blind acceptance without investigation. Suffering is a call for enquiry, all pain needs investigation. Don't be too lazy to think. — Nisargadatta Maharaj

But there is neither kindness nor cruelty in time, and events happen without consideration for those who have a preference. — David Whiteland

When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life. — Anton Chekhov

Harlem is not a playground for rich bankers and consultants. It's got students of all colors. It's got old people who keep history and tell tall tales. — Marcus Samuelsson

Everyone has a need for significance; and if we can't make that possible, or even probable, in our society, then it will be obtained in destructive ways. — Rollo May