Having created the conditions that make markets possible, democracy must do all the things that markets undo or cannot do.
A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting.
Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way.
When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.
Forget the self and you will fear nothing, in whatever level or awareness you find yourself to be.
A warrior must cultivate the feeling that he has everything needed for the extravagant journey that is his life. What counts for a warrior is being alive. Life in itself is sufficient, self-explanatory and complete. Therefore, one may say without being presumptuous that the experience of experiences is being alive.
When a warrior has put an end to his routines, when he doesn't care anymore whether he has company or is alone, because he has heard the silent whisper of the spirit; then you can say that, truly, he has died. From that point on, even the simplest things in life become extraordinary for him.
I've mainly been sampling jazz because the tone of the chords are expressive in itself, so it's quite nice to write over.
It is a great truth, " God reigns," and therefore grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord; and, therefore, no sinner on earth need ever despair.
Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.
Develop inspirational dissatisfaction. Rearrange your attitudes and convert a failure of one day into success on another.