quotes about Playing It Safe

“I believe that the flag of the Confederate States of America is a painful symbol and reminder of racial injustice and slavery which (Abraham) Lincoln denounced from here over 150 years ago”

“The only reality is the one we have inside us. What makes most people’s lives so artificial and unworthy is that they falsely regard outside images as reality and they never allow their own inner world to speak.”

“To this day the Arab influence is evident in southern Italy, northern Africa and, above all, in Spain.”

“The greatest threat to mankind and civilization is the spread of the totalitarian philosophy. Its best ally is not the devotion of its followers but the confusion of its enemies. To fight it, we must understand it.”

“We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit.”

“Thanks to these eyes...I came to understand how cruel and despicable people can be. But that also allowed me to appreciate true beauty. All you have to do is appreciate things from a different perspective Once I realized the things we take for granted are really miracles, I came to see everything in it's precious, empheral beauty. ..... I love this world.”

“Life is a fight. Don’t let it overwhelm you. Adapt, and combat every situation it throws at you.”

“When I wrote 'Green, Green,' it was like a really a statement of where I was at philosophically in my life.”

“Negativity sells. I have been labelled a rebel. If I had been one, would I have got married at 23? Would I have been a straight A student?”

Source : "Successful People Are Targeted; I’m More Careful Now: Sania Mirza". Interview with Sharmistha Chaudhuri, www.hindustantimes.com. November 24, 2013.

“The spirit of Woody Guthrie lives in the heart of Chris Chandler.”