Panchut Quotes & Sayings

The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery. — Seneca The Younger

Libraries are the thin red line between civilization and barbarism.
[Libraries on the Front Lines, ALA interview 2011] — Neil Gaiman

There is no time for grief; there never is. — Christopher Pike

When you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day - but by the minute. — Iris Chang

If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right. — William H. McRaven

Walking together, matching our footfalls, we exit the lobby like two television district attorneys gunning for justice. — Sally Thorne

Now all these virtues mean one thing, and that is bravery. A Sioux boy was taught to be brave always. It was not sufficient to be brave enough to go to war. He must be brave enough to make personal sacrifices and to think little of personal gain. To be brave was the supreme test of a Sioux boy, and this bravery might receive a greater test in times of peace than in times of war. — Luther Standing Bear

the subject of free will another debated topic
do we or don't we have the ability to pick?
greatly controlled by mind at lower levels of consciousness
almost non-existent, one's free will is notably less
at this level one's actions are purely reactionary
lacking self-awareness, animal instincts are primary
not going along with the mind, free will increases
then higher up, it's surrendered until it ceases
thus, there both is and is not the capacity to choose
even when we do it's limited by one's views
choosing alternatively, with a mind conditioned and bound
free will, then, is at best constrained and drowned — Jarett Sabirsh

In general, I don't care for scenes of copulation.Certain functions of the human body are bloody private. — William Holden

I accept that life is uncertain
that the goal is not to become more certain about anything but to relax more into the mystery of not knowing what will come next. And then, miracle of miracles, out there in the deep and uncertain water, I come into a peaceful knowing
a faithful wisdom that surpasses control and certainty. — Elizabeth Lesser

You can build something beautiful from stones that are put in your way. — Erich Kastner

To effectively leverage the social graph, every company needs to understand that they need to make their information easily transferable. — Erik Qualman