The hardest lesson you will ever learn will be to love yourself. But you can do it. There will always be days when you hate yourself, days when you wish you had never been born. But darling, you are beautiful, and if Shakespeare had met you, you would've inspired his 18th sonnet, and if Monet had known you, he would've given up painting water lilies and chosen to paint you instead. I know it’s hard to love yourself, but sometimes it’s okay to be a little selfish with your love..When you begin to feel worthless, remember that the stars died for you. You are made of elements that are thousands of years old, elements that make up every atom of your being. When you want to cut your wrists, remember that the souls of stars live in your veins. Don’t kill them.Live for the life you always wanted but were too scared to pursue.Live for you. Live for me. Live for every person who has ever loved you, for the people who have come before you, so that you may be here today.Live for the fire that burns in your soul, that tells you: keep going, you’re almost there, just a little farther. Because when Rome burned down the emperor didn't run away, he stayed and he sang for his people. Stay. Sing for your people. Sing for us.

الجيوش لاتحارب بعيون مغمضة وآذان مسدودة ومعنويات هابطة،إذا كان القادة يُختارون على أسس خاطئه فكل النتائج ستكون خاطئة ،أهم عناصر قوة الأمة جودة تعليمها ونزاهة قضائها وحسن اختيار قادتها وحاربة الفساد على كل مستوى

Но это был не просто мальчик, а злой мальчик. Даже подловатый. Запанибрата держался с пожилыми матросами, а молодым, случалось, тыкал украдкой кулаком в зубы... Но в то же время - не трус.(О втором лейтенанте монитора Хариусе)

اختلاف الأماكن من بلد إلى بلد اّخر لا يعنى كثيراً,و إنما اختلاف الناس هو الذى يعنى أكثر,لأننا نعاشر الناس و لا نعاشر الجدران.و انت لا تسافر حينما تغير مكانك و لكنك تكون قد سافرت حينما توسع من ثقافتك و تثرى من عاطفتك و تجدد من روحك.

А ведь, вероятно, другие люди – самое важное в нашей жизни. По другим людям мы судим о жизни, о том, чем способен быть человек, какой может быть любовь, верность, храбрость и правда ли то, что пишут в книжках. (Л. Лунгина, «Подстрочник»)

бывают люди, в руках у которых Библия опаснее, чем... чем бутылка виски... ...если бы Аттикус Финч даже напился пьяным, он всё равно не был бы таким злым и грубым, как иные люди в самом лучшем своём виде.(Мисс Моди Эткинсон - Глазастику Финч)

Want to know who I am?Your responses indicate that you have a normal desire to share yourself with others. However, this need is not being adequately fulfilled at present.As a result, you unconsciously attempt to treat this emptiness with momentary interests and temporary passions. If left unaddressed, this imbalance leads to impulsive behavior and unnecessary risks.Past betrayals have left you generally suspicious of others’ behavior, particularly regarding romantic relationships. You fear you may be exploited if you open yourself too fully. Consequently, you often seek some proof of a new friend’s or lover’s sincerity before you decide to trust them.Further complicating your relationships is the anxiety you have about your unfulfilled personal and professional goals. You fear that you’ve made decisions that weren’t in your own best interest, or failed to take advantage of opportunities when they presented themselves.The desire to overcome these challenges sometimes lead you to seem pushy or even arrogant. Because this competitive urge is not always apparent to others, they are often surprised by it.However, the passion that underlies your desire for success is unique. This makes you unlike others. You cannot simply accept what life has to offer; you aspire for more.Between each inhale and exhale we die and are reborn.

Я мальчик, господин Биркенштакк... На мужчин я насмотрелся в эти дни, ну их к чёрту. Они и предать могут, и убить беззащитного. Слава Хранителям, я ещё ни в чём таком не замешан. И нечего меня сравнивать с мужчинами... Тоже мне похвала...(Галиен Тукк - советнику Биркенштакку)

Vă e milă de mine, nu? Sunt singur, n-am un ban, sunt paralizat și abia am împlinit 28 de ani. Dar pocnesc din degete drept sub nasul vostru și, cu egală aroganță, mi-e milă mie de voi. Mi-e milă de norocul vostru neîntrerupt și de pacea stătută a minților voastre. Prefer furtuna mea. Eu sunt pe moarte, dar voi sunteți deja cadavre. N-ați trăit niciodată cu adevărat. Corpul vostru n-a fost niciodată trezit la viață sub loviturile de bici ale dorinței deznădăjduite de a iubi, de a ști, de a face, de a reuși. N-am ce invidia la voi, cei absorbiți degrijile mărunte ale unei existențe ordinare.Credeți că aș schimba comuniunea pe care o am cu inima mea pentru baloanele colorate ale conversațiilor voastre prostești? Sau curiozitatea mea pentru interesele voastre nestatornice? Sau disperarea mea pentru speranța voastră confortabilă? Sau viața mea joasă de-acum pentru viața voastră lustruită și curată ca o monedă nouă? Nu aș schimba-o. Mă înfășor în mantie și îi mulțumesc solemn Domnului că nu sunt cum sunt alții.N-am decât douăzeci și opt de ani, dar în anii aceștia puțini am comprimat o viață destul de lungă: am iubit și m-am căsătorit și am o familie; am plâns și m-am bucurat, am luptat și am învins, iar când va veni ceasul voi fi mulțumit să mor.

لقد ضربتنا المحسوبيات في الصميم .. وأصبحت تقود علاقاتنا الاجتماعية .. وأصبح الانتفاع والاستغلال شهادة نجاحك في محيطك .. ولم تعد أشكال الوساطة والمنافع المتبادلة تثير الاستغراب .. بل انها بداية الأبجدية السهلة في صميم الأنانية التي أصبحت في أذهاننا شكلًا جميلًا من أشكال الحياة المعاصرة

Look, people need to conform the external reality they face daily with this subjective feeling they likewise experience constantly. To do this they have two options. First, they can achieve what passes for great things. Now the external reality matches their feeling; they really are better than the rest and maybe they'll even be remembered as such. These are the ambitious people, the overachievers. These are also, however, the people who go on these abominable talk shows where they can trade their psychoses for exposure on that box, modernity's ultimate achievement. Not that this tact, being ambitious, is not the preferred course of action. The reason is it's the equivalent of sticking your neck out which we all know is dangerous. Instead many act like they have no ambition whatsoever. Their necks come back in and they're safe. Only problem is now they're at everyone else's level, which we've seen is untenable. The remedy of course is that everyone else needs to be sunk. This helps explain racism's enduring popularity. If I myself don't appear to be markedly superior to everyone else at least I'm part of the better race, country, religion et cetera. This in turn reflects well on my individual worth. There are other options, of course. For example, you can constantly bemoan others' lack of moral worth by extension elevating yourself. Think of the average person's reaction to our clients. Do these people strike you as so truly righteous that they are viscerally pained by our clients' misdeeds or are they similarly flawed people looking for anything to hang their hat on? The latter obviously, they're vermin.

Father Brendan Flynn: "A woman was gossiping with her friend about a man whom they hardly knew - I know none of you have ever done this. That night, she had a dream: a great hand appeared over her and pointed down on her. She was immediately seized with an overwhelming sense of guilt. The next day she went to confession. She got the old parish priest, Father O' Rourke, and she told him the whole thing. 'Is gossiping a sin?' she asked the old man. 'Was that God All Mighty's hand pointing down at me? Should I ask for your absolution? Father, have I done something wrong?' 'Yes,' Father O' Rourke answered her. 'Yes, you ignorant, badly-brought-up female. You have blamed false witness on your neighbor. You played fast and loose with his reputation, and you should be heartily ashamed.' So, the woman said she was sorry, and asked for forgiveness. 'Not so fast,' says O' Rourke. 'I want you to go home, take a pillow upon your roof, cut it open with a knife, and return here to me.' So, the woman went home: took a pillow off her bed, a knife from the drawer, went up the fire escape to her roof, and stabbed the pillow. Then she went back to the old parish priest as instructed. 'Did you gut the pillow with a knife?' he says. 'Yes, Father.' 'And what were the results?' 'Feathers,' she said. 'Feathers?' he repeated. 'Feathers; everywhere, Father.' 'Now I want you to go back and gather up every last feather that flew out onto the wind,' 'Well,' she said, 'it can't be done. I don't know where they went. The wind took them all over.' 'And that,' said Father O' Rourke, 'is gossip!

- Людям кажется, что они достигли желанных высот бытия, у них всё есть и теперь настала эра удовольствий... И всё отдётся в жертву удовольствиям: науки, открытия, смысл жизни. Любовь стала развлечением на час... Нормальные семьи настолько редки, что скоро их будут заносить в Красную книгу.(Кантор - Ёжики - Матвею Радомиру)

إن كون الإسلام دين الجماعة ورسالة الأمة لا يعني التجاهل ولا الإلغاء لذاتية الفرد أو الأسرة أو القبيلة أو العشيرة أو الشعب، وإنكار ما لهذه الكيانات الجزئية والداخلية من خصوصيات وتمايزات ، وإنما يعني نوظيف كل هذه الوحدات في إطار البناء الأعم والأشمل، بناء الأمة والجماعة، كلبنات متسقة تمثل فيه البنيان الواحد المرصوص.

Mapenzi, kama ilivyo kwa vitu vyote hapa ulimwenguni, hayawezi kuwepo bila kujumuishwa na fizikia na kemia yake! Bila kemia hakuna mapenzi ya kudumu. Tamaa ya ngono kimsingi huanza pindi unapokutana na mtu. Tamaa hiyo huweza kukua na kuwa kitu kingine kadiri muda unavyokwenda lakini chanzo kinakuwepo toka siku ya kwanza mlipokutana. Kemikali inayosababisha tamaa ya ngono na hata kuikuza tamaa hiyo ni 'phenyl ethylamine' ('fino itholamine') au PEA ambayo ni kemikali ya mapenzi ndani ya ubongo. Husisimua watu na huongeza nguvu za kimwili (fizikia) na kihisia (kemia). Tamaa husababisha mtu azalishe PEA nyingi zaidi, kitu kinachosababisha kujisikia kizunguzungu (cha hisia za kimapenzi) na dalili zingine kama magoti kutetemeka, jasho kutoka viganjani na kutokutulia. Kemikali hii inapozalishwa kwa kiwango kikubwa, hutuma alamu ('signals') kutoka kwenye ubongo mpaka kwenye viungo vingine vya mwili na kutumika kama 'dopamine' au 'amphetamine' ambazo ni kemikali za ulevi ndani ya ubongo. Iwapo unajiuliza kwa nini wewe au mtu mwingine unavutiwa na mtu ambaye hamwendani kimapenzi, inaweza kuwa ni kwa sababu una kiwango kikubwa cha kemikali hizo kuliko mwenzako, kitu ambacho huzidi uwezo wa kutumia kichwa na kutoa maamuzi bora kulingana na akili ya kuzaliwa.Kwa jumla, mapenzi yote ya kweli uhitaji angalau kiwango kidogo cha PEA kwa wale wanaopendana. Cha msingi kukumbuka ni kwamba kemikali hizi huja kwa vituo, nikiwa simaanishi kwamba tamaa ya ngono hupotea pale mtu anapoelekea kwenye uhusiano wa kudumu. Lakini mambo hubadilika. Hatuwezi kuvumilia zile hisia kali kadiri tunavyozidi kusafiri kuelekea kwenye uhusiano wa kudumu na kwenye maisha ya pamoja yenye furaha. Katika uhusiano wenye afya hata hivyo matatizo hutokea hapa na pale. Chanzo cha Murphy na Debbie kupendana kilikuwa kemia zaidi kuliko fizikia. Kama hakuna kemia hakuna mapenzi.