“There are some people who imagine that they can disarm their enemy by complacent flattery. They are wrong. The world has always belonged to the stronger and will belong to them for many years to come. Men only respect those who make themselves respected. Whoever becomes a lamb will find a wolf to eat him.” PeopleMenWorldYearsEnemyImagineStrongerSelf RespectImagine ThatFlatteryLambsComplacent Book:The other Pareto Source: The other Pareto
“Sometimes it just takes stronger eyeglasses to cure those who are in love--and someone with the ability to imagine a face or a figure twenty years older might perhaps pass through life quite undisturbed.” LoveYearsSometimesMightFacesAbilityImagineFiguresTwentiesStrongerCuresEyeglasses Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“The Sunnis continue to see themselves, possibly for nostalgic reasons, as the most influential group and want a stronger central government - quite unlike minorities in other countries. The circumstances here are far more complex than many people in Washington imagine.” PeopleWantCountryReasonGovernmentImagineGroupsCircumstancesStrongerComplexesMinoritiesOther CountriesInfluentialNostalgicCentral Government Author:Zalmay Khalilzad
“He who does not imagine in stronger and better lineaments, and in stronger and better light than his perishing and mortal eye can see, does not imagine at all.” DoeLightEyeImagineStrongerMortalsPerishing Book:The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake Source: The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake
“Every person, young and old, has had his own personal experience with falling. Falling is what we mortals do. But as long as we are willing to rise up again and continue on the path toward the spiritual goals God has given us, we can learn something from failure and become better and happier as a result. My dear friends, no matter how many times you have slipped or fallen, rise up! Your destiny is a glorious one! Stand tall and walk in the light of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ! You are stronger than you realize. You are more capable than you can imagine. You can do it now!” PersonsLongMatterLightSpiritualYoungFallJesusGivenGoalChristCan DoRealizingWalksResultsDestinyPathImagineWillingCapableJesus ChristStrongerDearMortalsFallenGloriousTallYou Can Do ItOur DestinyYour DestinyPersonal ExperiencesDear FriendYoung And Old Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“You can imagine what the advisers are telling Junior Assad: "Your statues are much stronger than Saddam's. His were hollow, and bolted in place with inferior metal; yours are solid, and are anchored to a depth of three feet. Let the American tanks come! Their gears will strip and their engines whine in defeat as they attempt to pull down your statues!” ThreeImagineFeetStrongerDepthDefeatEnginesMetalsInferiorsSaddamStatuesHollowTanksJuniorsGearsAdviserAssad Author:James Lileks