“The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” — Albert Camus
“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” — Gandalf | Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien
“Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.” — Gandalf | Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien
“I will either find a way or make one. Do not tell me what can’t be done. Only cowards speak of limits. If you hesitate you are already lost. If you wait for permission, you will die waiting. There is always a path for those ruthless enough to carve it from the stone.” — Hannibal Barca
“I wish it need not have happened in my time”, said Frodo. “So do I”, said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
“Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.” (Proverb)
“Only in their dreams can men be truly free. It was always thus and thus will be.” — Keating | Dead Poets Society | Tom Schulman
“A man who must say ‘I am King’ is no true king.” — Tywin Lannister | Game of Thrones | George R. R. Martin
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell.” — Edward Abbey
“Don’t be serious, be sincere.” — Alan Watts
Cynical people are easier to control. Cynical people become apathetic and don’t do anything. So hope. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can change the world. You know why? It’s the only thing that ever has.
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