favourite quotes

[Tiwaking!]

Thou art weighed in the balance and art found wanting

[Tiwaking!]

Know your enemy

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Let them hate, so long as they fear

[Tiwaking!]

Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done

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If you talk to a man in his second language you are talking to his brain
If you talk in his mother language you are talking to his heart

[Tiwaking!]

The doer of good becomes good. The doer of evil becomes evil. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action

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In science it is a well known principle that we should never change two important things at once.  Instead we should first change one thing, then let the waters settle for a bit, and then change the other thing

[420fairy]

thread should be renamed Tiwa's wisdoms

[Tiwaking!]

thread should be renamed Tiwa's wisdoms

Exile is more than a geographical concept. You can be an exile in your homeland, in your own house, in a room. - Mahmoud Darwish

[Tiwaking!]

You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant

[Tiwaking!]

The difference between weeds and flowers is that weeds have a greater will to live

Spoiler :

[Tiwaking!]

The brain is enormously costly to the rest of the body, in terms of oxygen and nutrient consumption. It can require up to 20% of the body's energy—more than any other organ—despite making up only 2% of the human body by weight

[Tiwaking!]

The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.

[Tiwaking!]

Pure ethnic pride cannot replace reality

[Tiwaking!]

We no longer believe that God causes earthquakes and crop failures and plagues when He gets mad at us. We no longer imagine that He can be cooled off by sacrifices and festivals and gifts. I am so glad we don't have to think up presents for Him anymore. What's the perfect gift for someone who has everything?

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Kiwis run their companies like they run their country,by boasting and not delivering

[Tiwaking!]

A learning experience is one that tells you, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that'

[Tiwaking!]

Power comes when there is a reason. Create your reason

[Tiwaking!]

They may crush cinnabar, yet they do not take away its color; one may burn a fragrant herb, yet it will not destroy the scent

[Tiwaking!]

You wear it well
Madame Onassis got nothing on you

[Tiwaking!]

Sometimes we don’t see our own patterns until they’re laid out in front of us

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We were shooting people. We were killing them...This was raw savage success. It was butchery. It was horror

[Tiwaking!]

Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor

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even if you do not want to assist a good cause, do not cause trouble

[Tiwaking!]

But I tried, didn't I? Goddamnit, at least I did that