Thisarani Gunasekara Quotes & Sayings

The public affairs of the union are spread throughout a very extensive region, and are extremely diversified by the local affairs connected with them, and can with difficulty be learnt in any other place, than in the central councils, to which a knowledge of them will be brought by the representatives of every part of the empire. Yet some knowledge of the affairs, and even of the laws of all the states, ought to be possessed by the members from each of the states. — James Madison

We walk about under a load of memories which we long to share and
somehow never can. — George Orwell

When freedom of the press is threatened, the United States should be leading efforts to protect it. — Elliott Abrams

Truth will correct all errors in my mind, And I will rest in Him Who is my Self. — Foundation For Inner Peace

Always trust your heart. It never tells you lie. — Karla M. Nashar

It is wise to withhold one's heart and mind from men who think themselves superior. — Euripides

Many people hold onto a grudge because it offers the illusion of power and a perverse feeling of security. But in fact, we are held hostage by our anger. It is never too late to forgive. But you can forgive too soon. I am especially wary of what I call "saintly forgiveness." Premature forgiveness is common among people who avoid conflict. They're afraid of their own anger and the anger of others. But their forgiveness is false. Their anger goes underground. I define forgiving as letting someone back into your heart. This returns us to a loving state -- and not merely within the relationship -- we feel good about ourselves and the world. True forgiveness isn't easy, but it transforms us significantly. To forgive is to love and to feel worthy of love. In that sense, it is always worthwhile. — Robert Karen

Kosovo's destiny is clearly to join the European Union at some point. — Emma Bonino

Let them say what they want. I will not demand that the Jewish Agency allocate a sum of 300,000 or 100,000 pounds sterling to help European Jewry. And I think that whoever demands such things is performing an anti-Zionist act. — Yitzhak Gruenbaum

Man can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown. — Claude Bernard

Fondue sets, martini shakers and juicing machines: three things the world could live completely without. — Douglas Coupland

'Up the Junction' really made me understand the power of cinema to create a vivid sense of a community. When I went on to make 'Bhaji on the Beach,' it was this sense I tried to recreate. — Gurinder Chadha

Whatever we do, let's not imagine that the Israelites were ancient versions of ourselves, maybe less well groomed, who were "nice," read their Bibles daily, the kind you could invite to church and want to marry your daughter, who would vote Republican or drive a hybrid. We respect these biblical stories most when we try to understand what the writers did and why, not when we place false expectations on them, like seeing them as a timeless script or a permanent fixture for how to think about God. — Peter Enns

Lose the pessimism, Ms. Lane. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. — Karen Marie Moning

I thought I knew Cal's heart, but now I realize that is impossible. No heart can ever be truly understood. Not even your own. — Victoria Aveyard