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Kilroy J. Oldster
Related How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON We all are wearing many hundred glasses of different colors. Therefore, everyone sees the world in d... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA We all are wearing many hundred glasses of different colors. So, everyone see the world in different... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT Well, there are times when one would like to hang the whole human race and finish the farce. MARK TWAIN I have a little pussy,/ And her coat is silver-gray;/ She lives in a great wide meadow/ And she neve... STORIES OF CHILDHOOD May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. In the journey of life, certain paths may seem to be leading nowhere because of a mountain or hill o... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Anyone can have a once-upon-a-time or a happily-ever-after, but it's the journey between that makes ... CHRIS COLFER But anyone can write, right?'" Conner asked. "I mean, that's why authors get judged so harshly, isn'... CHRIS COLFER Should we call her?Maybe we should give her a RING to see where she is? Get it? Get it? -... CHRIS COLFER Beauty fades, but knowledge is eternal ANDREW FAIRCHILD The kinds of stories I want to be a part of telling are about delving into what it is to be a human ... DAVID OYELOWO Survival of the fittest" in the commonly used animal sense is not a theory or principle for a "time-... ALFRED KORZYBSKI Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long ti... GENE CERNAN Here’s to all the places we went. And all the places we’ll go. And here’s me, whispering again... JOHN GREEN I'm not interested in dating a girl I'm not gonna marry JOHN GREEN The future will erase everything--there's no level of fame or genius that allows you to transcend ob... JOHN GREEN You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES Science is great for us. But for someone who sees the humans for more than one million years, scienc... MUDITHA CHAMPIKA Stories--individual stories, family stories, national stories--are what stitch together the disparat... YANN MARTEL It is no bad thing celebrating a simple life. J.R.R. TOLKIEN Though he walked and breathed, and about him living leaves and flowers were stirred by the same cool... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that... RAY KURZWEIL I do not serve and never will serve the human body. I serve only the human soul - the soul that is t... ABHIJIT NASKAR Empathy is the ability to step outside of your own bubble and into the bubbles of other people. Empa... C. JOYBELL C. Clay in the hands of a good potter suffers so many good turns, but in the end, we see its real and t... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other,... IMMANUEL KANT Human is what he decides to be. ZAMAN ALI It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The Bible give us a list of human stories on both sides of the ledger. On list of human stories is u... JIM ROHN A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the ... EDGAR ALLAN POE You take after Bilbo,' said Gandalf. 'There is more about you than meets the eye, as I said of him l... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Time determines the occurrence of possibilities and impossibilities, but God determines the time for... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH It is an awesome thing to comprehend the magnitude of the fact that what a human being dreams and im... VANNA BONTA I think if you had someplace to escape to once in a while , it'd help you deal with whatever you're ... CHRIS COLFER THE LAND OF STORIES To be or not to be that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage chang... LEON C. MEGGINSON To question reason is to trust it. MITCH STOKES Human history in essence is the history of ideas. H. G. WELLS She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word. DIANA WYNNE JONES The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it. POPE JOHN PAUL II Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on... POPE JOHN PAUL II Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry a... POPE JOHN PAUL II Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore... prove ultimate... POPE JOHN PAUL II I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly moth... POPE JOHN PAUL II The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a pro... POPE JOHN PAUL II From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can ... POPE JOHN PAUL II Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. POPE JOHN PAUL II An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. POPE JOHN PAUL II Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. POPE JOHN PAUL II The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and ... POPE JOHN PAUL II Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, on... POPE JOHN PAUL II Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressi... POPE JOHN PAUL II The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not d... POPE JOHN PAUL II To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the... POPE JOHN PAUL II Young people are threatened... by the evil use of advertising techniques that stimulate the natural ... POPE JOHN PAUL II When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law e... POPE JOHN PAUL II You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day t... POPE JOHN PAUL II The future starts today, not tomorrow. POPE JOHN PAUL II The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels ... POPE JOHN PAUL II
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OLDSTER It is foolishness to want what never was or will never will be, lament the passage of time, and live... KILROY J. OLDSTER Witnessing the moonrise each month, a person cannot resist noting a modest sense of optimism tugging... KILROY J. OLDSTER The human mind’s innate ability to imagine and create ensures that we never remain stalled out in ... KILROY J. OLDSTER Self-knowledge, a spiritual metamorphosis, precedes understanding other people and comprehending the... KILROY J. OLDSTER A person au fait with the millenarian edict of knowing oneself does not need a tattoo, pierced ear, ... KILROY J. OLDSTER The ongoing struggle to achieve a profound harmony between the deepest and most conflicting impulses... KILROY J. OLDSTER Self-deception and vanity are grievous sin. The ego is the cause of all human suffering. We suffer f... KILROY J. OLDSTER A life of hardship and personal suffering is unavoidable. A person must endure many humiliations of ... KILROY J. OLDSTER A person must face the root cause of their relentless personal pain. Irrespective of whatever bricks... KILROY J. OLDSTER The dimension of space and time, represented by what is transpiring in the here and now, is all that... KILROY J. OLDSTER The impeccable watchmaker geared the noble self to suffer. The ineluctable part of being human is pe... KILROY J. OLDSTER No person can escape the germs of their eventual deterioration and destruction. A round-table of phy... KILROY J. OLDSTER Every unpleasant worldly experience in life exposes our sensitive nervous systems to painful phenome... KILROY J. OLDSTER A shaman and a writer each serve as their communities’ seers by engaging in extraordinary acts of ... KILROY J. OLDSTER Families share relationships based not only blood, but also the unique affiliation of a terribly lon... KILROY J. OLDSTER Every person struggles with the self to find and kindle their special radiance, which comes from cul... KILROY J. OLDSTER The mysteries of life include the external and the internal conundrums that each person encounters i... KILROY J. OLDSTER We are what comes to us and by what we choose to fulfill. We learn love by experiencing other people... KILROY J. OLDSTER Inside each of us is a deep well of translucent water. A fluidity of thoughts and luminous feelings ... KILROY J. OLDSTER Human history is the ancient story of the umbilical conflict between a lone individual versus a caba... KILROY J. OLDSTER Dissimilar from acquiring riches and fame, which are largely products of providence, we self-manufac... KILROY J. OLDSTER A person whom works exclusively for money places a price tag on his or her soul. A person whom labor... KILROY J. OLDSTER Original sin is a self-initiating act because it evidences human free will. If humanity were devoid ... KILROY J. OLDSTER Our personal experiences and mental reasoning skills establish the range of our perception of realit... KILROY J. OLDSTER People exercise the freedom to present themselves from a vast array of precepts. The modern human mi... KILROY J. OLDSTER Original sin and conscious awareness of human fallibility is the perpetual agent of transformation i... KILROY J. OLDSTER Many aspects of the human condition are beautiful and many others are vile. Betrayal and personal ag... KILROY J. OLDSTER No one wants to occupy a black hole of sadness and despair or slip on the tight rope that separates ... KILROY J. OLDSTER An inexhaustible capacity to engage in sin is what makes human beings capable of living a virtuous l... KILROY J. OLDSTER A person whom is dissatisfied with the existing constitution of the self might wish to eradicate the... KILROY J. OLDSTER The ego is the culmination of our preferences and dislikes. Our ego represents the firm edges of how... KILROY J. OLDSTER Aristotle declared that, ‘It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought wit... KILROY J. OLDSTER We live mindfully by harvesting evocative scenes to pay attention to including the mountains and oce... KILROY J. OLDSTER A person tied to the world of sorrows can return to nature for inspiration. Nature provides solace t... KILROY J. OLDSTER All overt and covert emotions would shrivel without the beam of contrast and comparison to supply co... KILROY J. OLDSTER Writing is mental exercise and the preeminent method to train the mind to achieve a desirable state ... KILROY J. OLDSTER Life flows at ease whenever a person ceases complaining about the past, worrying about the future, l... KILROY J. OLDSTER The goal of all principled people is to recognize truth. Simple or complex thoughts and feelings sta... KILROY J. OLDSTER We write our personal story as intermittent authors; the narrator is always searching for a unitive ... KILROY J. OLDSTER The foremost calling of the human brain is to script a safe, secure, and joyous future for a person. KILROY J. OLDSTER