Nighat Hashmi Quotes & Sayings

I had the good sense even then to realize patting oneself on the back is a waste of time. Besides, there are much better places to pat oneself if one must, indeed, pat. — W.B. Keckler

In every literate society, learning to read is something of an initiation, a ritualized passage out of a state of dependency and rudimentary communication. — Alberto Manguel

I think all diets are kind of weird. The word 'die' is in it. — Khloe Kardashian

[T]he downside of skepticism: it can easily turn into an arrogant position of a priori rejection of any new phenomenon or idea, a position that is as lacking in critical thinking as the one of the true believer, and that simply does not help either science or the public at large. — Massimo Pigliucci

I learned to be wary that summer of a pious approach to life that saw good intentions and righteous prayer as substitutes for planning and pragmatic action. — Krista Tippett

What unites us as human beings is an urge for happiness which at heart is a yearning for union. — Sharon Salzberg

My faith helped me stay grounded in defeat and victory, to not get too excited about the successes and too low about the failures. — Tim Howard

What we once found thrilling, we now take for granted - exotic foods, illicit drugs, attractive sex partners. The more you get, the more you want. So things that make us feel good in the moment are doomed to lose some of their luster. Although there's nothing inherently wrong with feeling good in the moment, continually seeking more is obviously not the best path to happiness. — Anonymous

I would rather buy Indian equities than the S&P 500. — Marc Faber