“When all authority of every kind is put aside, denied, then you can find out for yourself.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) Indian spiritual philosopher
4th Public Talk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (28 May 1967)
1960s
“When all authority of every kind is put aside, denied, then you can find out for yourself.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) Indian spiritual philosopher
4th Public Talk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (28 May 1967)
1960s
“Those that say that individuals are not capable of changing anything are only looking for excuses.”
Václav Havel (1936–2011) playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and 1st President of the Czech Republic
Vaclav Havel’s human rights legacy an inspiration http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/vaclav-havel-s-human-rights-legacy-inspiration-2011-12-21 Amnesty International (21 December 2011)]
Margrethe II of Denmark (1940) Queen of Denmark
Quoted in Bistrup, Anne, 'Margrethe' (JP/Politikens Forlaghus (2005)).
Queenship
Seneca the Younger book Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter V: On the Philosopher’s Mean
“You and your oven are capable of great things,
Remember, no two ovens are the same.”
Elton John (1947) English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist
From the song Conventional Oven Thermostat
Sixty things for Sir Elton's 60th (2007)
“Human mind is capable of making up excuses to justify actions no matter how bad they were”
Ali Al-Wardi (1913–1995) Iraqi sociologist
“You weren't put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.”
Rick Warren (1954) Christian religious leader
Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here For?
“My policy is trust, peace, and to put aside the bayonet.”
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893) American politician, 19th President of the United States (in office from 1877 to 1881)
Diary (14 March 1877)
Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1922 - 1926)
Context: My policy is trust, peace, and to put aside the bayonet. I do not think the wise policy is to decide contested elections in the States by the use of the national army.