quotes about True Humility

“The divine communicates to us primarily through the language of the natural world. Not to hear the natural world is not to hear the divine.”

Source : Thomas Berry, Mary Evelyn Tucker (2009). “The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the Twenty-first Century”, p.145, Columbia University Press

“I am in every religion as the thread through a string of pearls. Wherever thou seest extraordinary holiness and extraordinary power raising and purifying humanity, know thou that I am there.”

“The more relaxed you are, the better you are at everything.”

“I think there's pressure on every mayor who's trying to do the right thing by their people, and that's the pressure of a capitalist society, which does not want to give up a dime. They basically want to constrain the people in every way they can.”

Source : Source: bknation.org

“The entrepreneurial life is one of challenge, work, dedication, perseverance, exhilaration, agony, accomplishment, failure, sacrifice, control, powerlessness…but ultimately, extraordinary satisfaction.”

Source : "Dieter F. Uchtdorf's address at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". Interview with Martin Zwilling, www.forbes.com. May 9, 2011.

“Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today. I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity. 'Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion.' Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.”

Source : "Salman Rushdie: ‘I Stand With Charlie Hebdo, as We All Must’". blogs.wsj.com. January 07, 2015.

“Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.”

Source : "Mastering the Anxiety Equation: A Remedy for Fearful Times" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2011.

“I'd like to see myself married with a child and hopefully still involved in the entertainment business as an actor who is also able to write a bit and direct some projects”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“We, as human beings, have the capacity for extreme cruelty.”

“I know what the caged bird feels, alas!”

Source : Paul Laurence Dunbar (2012). “Selected Poems”, p.28, Courier Corporation