Yaghoob Ebrahimi Quotes & Sayings

I am defining leadership in terms of the role, not the position. — Edgar Schein

A relation is formed betwixt every man and the fruits of his own labour, the very thing we call property, which he himself is sensible of, and of which every other is equally sensible. Yours and mine are terms in all languages, familiar among savages, and understood even by children. This is a fact, which every human creature can testify. — Henry Home, Lord Kames

You try never to strike anyone, but when you must, you strike only one blow, but such a harsh one that your enemy can never, never strike back. — Orson Scott Card

The matter of the breath of the poor weighs upon Shakespeare and his characters. Cleopatra shudders at the thought that "mechanic slaves, With greasy aprons, rules and hammers, shall Uplift us to the view; in their thick breaths Rank of gross diet, shall we be enclouded, And forced to drink their vapor." (Antony and Cleopatra, Act 5, Sc. 2.) — William Shakespeare

Do you feel better?' he asked.
'I feel fine,' she said. 'There's nothing wrong with me. I feel fine. — Ernest Hemingway,

My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them. — Penn Jillette

When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda. — Abdallah II Of Jordan

Whatever others think or do, lower not your standard of purity, morality and love of God. — Swami Vivekananda

What is a book for if not to be read? — Rachel R. Smith

Nobody's going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them? — Lauryn Hill

When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky — Gautama Buddha

Reading is a way of closing out the real world and losing yourself in a new one. This is also called "active meditation" - a state of mind that you attempt to reach to rid yourself of tension and make yourself feel better. — Henry Mckinnon

Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate, religious or nonbelieving, man or woman, black, white, or brown, we are all the same. Physically, emotionally, and mentally, we are all equal. We all share basic needs for food, shelter, safety, and love. We all aspire to happiness and we all shun suffering. Each of us has hopes, worries, fears, and dreams. Each of us wants the best for our family and loved ones. We all experience pain when we suffer loss and joy when we achieve what we seek. On this fundamental level, religion, ethnicity, culture, and language make no difference. — Dalai Lama XIV

There was a silence gathered all about that fire and the silence was in the men's faces, and time was there, time enough to sit by this rusting track under the trees, and look at the world and turn it over with the eyes, as if it were held to the centre of the bonfire, a piece of steel these men were all shaping. — Anonymous

Eyes and ears are poor witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls. — Heraclitus