Tag: quote
I just heard that Kofi Annan might be named as UN’s special envoy to Syria. I like the idea very much! fortyandtwo: “The idea that there is one people in possession of the truth, one answer to the world’s ills, or one solution to humanity’s needs, has done untold harm throughout history.” — Kofi Annan
The world belongs to those who read. Rick Holland (via booksandnerds)
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. Einstein (via meiaro) in Hungarian public education it’s a miracle IF it does (imo)…
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there. Kofi Annan (via emotional-algebra)
The only failure is not to try. George Clooney (via spaneddifer)
Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, not small, but circumscribed. And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven’t been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn’t it be the other way around? Kathleen Kelly (played by Meg Ryan) in my all time favorite movie You’ve got mail. 🙂 I just feel this so appropriate now.