“Unless the Security Council is restored to its pre-eminent position as the sole source of legitimacy on the use of force, we are on a dangerous path to anarchy.” UseForcePathSecurityDangerousPositionSourceAnarchySoleCouncilLegitimacySecurity CouncilUse Of Force Author:Kofi Annan
“I think that we are all in the right place at the right time almost every day. It's the people who are prepared to be lucky who can take advantage of being there. How do these people position themselves to be lucky? It was Goethe who said, 'Anytime that you take the first step toward trying to achieve something in life, all manner of good things will mysteriously fall into your path to help speed you along your way.' Amen to that!” PeopleThinkingWayTryingFirstsSaidHelpingFallStepsPathAchievePositionLuckyAdvantageGood ThingsPreparedSpeedFirst StepsRight TimeRight PlaceBeing ThereAmen Author:Phil Hellmuth
“A fast food job, for most people, should be an entry level position. If you see no path for advancement beyond that, it's time to take a real fast look at your human capital and learn a skill that will make you more money.” PeopleIfsShouldHumansLooksRealJobsLevelsPathPositionSkillsMore MoneyAdvancementEntryFast Food Author:William J. Bernstein
“Perhaps Westerners are in a better position to practice true renunciation than uneducated Orientals because most Western people, by the time they come to the Dharma, have led a pretty full worldly life with lots of sensual pleasures, money and lots of toys to play with. They have seen that the path of accumulation of worldly treasure does not lead to happiness or contentment. That's why they come to the Dharma.” PeopleDoePlayPleasurePracticePathPositionWesternTreasureSensualContentmentToysWorldlyAccumulationDharmaRenunciationUneducatedWorldly LifeWesternersSensual Pleasure Author:Tenzin Palmo
“The great thing is these days I no longer have to work for a living and that all of the things that I'm able to do where money is paid as compensation for whatever it be, I'm able to donate all of that to charity. That's a wonderful position to find yourself in at the latest stages of your life and I'm proud to have walked the path that I have and I'm proud to be able to continue working and to be able to give away what I earn to some very good causes here in the Southwest.” GivingAbleCausesPathWonderfulStagePositionProudPaidCharityVery GoodGreat ThingsThese DaysFinding YourselfCompensationDonateGood Causes Author:Robin Leach
“If you want to know for sure that you are on the right path, here's your clue: You're not put in a position where you feel like you have to negotiate your sense of integrity, which is an act of betrayal. You don't feel like you have to compromise who you are.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsPathPositionLike YouIntegrityWho You AreBetrayalCompromiseClueRight Path Author:Caroline Myss