“The ruthlessness born of self-seeking is ineffectual compared with the ruthlessness sustained by dedication to a holy cause. God wishes, said Calvin, that one should put aside all humanity when it is a question of striving for His glory.” ShouldSaidSelfHumanityWishCausesBornHolyGloryStriveSeekingDedicationRuthlessness Book:The Ordeal of Change Source: The Ordeal of Change
“It's good to have critics because that's what motivates you and helps you take your game to another level, They talked about Michael Jordan and said he didn't have a jump shot. They say the same thing about me ? I can't throw the football and all that. Say whatever you want about me. It makes me strive harder.” WantSaidI CanHelpingGamesLevelsFootballShotsHarderCriticsStriveJordan Author:Michael Vick
“By god the Buddhist means that from which the universe was born, the unborn of the Buddhist scriptures, and by soul that factor in the thing called man which moves towards enlightenment. Why need more be said of it, at any rate those who are not content with scholarship, but strive to attain that same enlightenment?” MenNeedsMeanSaidSoulMovingUniverseBornEnlightenmentStriveRateScriptureFactorsBuddhistScholarshipUnborn Book:An Invitation to the Buddhist Way of Life for Western Readers Source: An Invitation to the Buddhist Way of Life for Western Readers
“But Hitler didn't strive for the annihilation of the Jews - he stressed that fact in public life and in the newspapers. Hitler merely said at the beginning that Jewish influence was too great, that of all the lawyers in Berlin, eighty percent were Jewish. Hitler thought that a small percentage of the people, the Jews, should not be allowed to control the theater, cinema, radio, et cetera.” PeopleShouldSaidFactsInfluencePercentTheaterStriveRadioJewLawyerNewspapersCinemaEightyPercentagesStressedBerlinPublic LifeAnnihilation Author:Franz von Papen