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Quote Left Taoism: Shit happens Hare krishna: Shit happens Rama Rama Ding Ding Hinduism: This shit has happened before Islam: That shit happens is the will of Allah Zen: What is the sound of shit happening? Existentialism: Shit doesn't happen; shit is Buddhism: When shit happens, is it really shit? Confucianism: Confucius say, 'Shit happens' 7th day Adventist: Shit happens on Saturdays Protestantism: Shit won't happen if I work harder Protestantism: If shit happens, it happens to someone else Catholicism: If shit happens, you deserved it Jehovah's Witnesses: Knock, knock, 'Shit happens' Jehovah's Witnesses: No shit happens until Armaggedon Unitarian: What is this shit? Mormon: Shit happens again & again & again Judaism: Oy vey! Why does this shit always happen to us? Pentacostalism: Praise the shit! Atheism: There is no shit! New Age: Shit happens and it happens to smell good Rastafarianism: Let's smoke this shit Shit Happens, in various World Religions Quote Right
Quote Left The point is obvious. There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches. Every minority, be it Baptist/Unitarian, Irish/Italian/Octogenarian/Zen Buddhist, Zionist/Seventhday Adventist, Women's Lib/Republican, Mattachine/Four Square Gospel feels it has the will, the right, the duty to douse the kerosene, light the fuse. Every dimwit editor whosees himself as the source of all dreary blanc-mange plain porridge unleavened literature, licks his guillotine and eyes the neck of any author who dares to speak above a whisper or write above a nursery rhyme. Quote Right
Quote Left From 676 to 737 A.D., under the Japanese emperor , the eating of all meat, including fish, was outlawed in Japan. From 737 A.D. until the late 19th century the eating of all meat other than seafood was not permitted. But even then, fish was generally only eaten by most people on special occasions. Dogen, the founder of the Soto Zen school of Buddhism, the main sect of Zen Buddhism, in the 12th century, instituted the requirements of a vegan diet for all his students, and that practice is still followed by observant Zen practitioners. Quote Right
Quote Left Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off. Quote Right
Quote Left I've been thinking about that old Zen conundrum what's the sound of one hand clapping My personal opinion--nothing. You don't have two hands, you don't have any clapping. It's as simple as that. Stars, galaxies, clapping hands, what's the point The point is that we all need somebody, whether you're a supercluster or a little proton, a yin or a yang. Everybody is hooked into everybody else. Quote Right
Quote Left The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. Quote Right
Quote Left Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark. Quote Right
Quote Left Sit quiety, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself. Quote Right

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Quote Left As many politicians have a Machiavellian mindset, media manipulation is often used as a strategy to divert the truth, making the victim appear to be a criminal, thus, you need to have a clear mindset to avoid bias. A perfect governance will only be achieved when a politician has nationalism in his/her heart. Only then will the needs of the citizens be prioritized. There are many public servants, but only few served with nationalistic intentions. Quote Right
Quote Left No institution can exist that purportedly upholds the rule of law by breaking it. No institution that has become the prime offender of citizens rights can claim to protect them. Experience has shown that governments are not immune to corruption and therefore are bound by necessity, when required, to reformation. Prudence dictates corruption abrogates the ability for self correction and so remedy must be accomplished through external means. Quote Right
Quote Left The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it diminishes the natural, increases the civil liberty of mankind. –William Blackstone Quote Right
Quote Left If every citizen of every country told their governments they would no longer accept money spent on wars, there would be enough surplus to end homelessness and world hunger. War is big business for the ultra rich using the middle and poor class to feed their egos and thin the herd. Quote Right
Quote Left Open-ended questions are for private citizens not politicians. Quote Right
Quote Left To Strengthen The Attributes Of Human Physiology, ... A Reference To Citizenship Builds Achievements, ....Fun! ___________________ And Defining Broadens The Pathways Of God's .... Might! Quote Right
Quote Left A government's legacy isn’t etched in its decrees, but in the lasting positive transformation it brings to the lives of its citizens.~ Aloo Denish Obiero Quote Right
Quote Left Create with joy and enthusiasm. Allow yourself to be swept away by the process. Let it heal you through your artistic expression. Become one with the Zen of the Universe. Quote Right
Quote Left Blindly following every wreched, hapless and iniquitous law does not make one a good citizen, It makes one a coward. Either stand against tyranny or lay down and live with the consequences. Or die! Quote Right
Quote Left The rule of law is what distinguishes freedom from tyranny, peace from violence, happiness from sadness, hope from despair and comfort from worry. The rule of law is what makes a citizens enjoy their sleep Quote Right
Quote Left - The union of jivatman with the paramatman is the zenith of unions - Quote Right
Quote Left EINE DER GRÖSSTEN HERAUSFORDERUNGEN DER MENSCHEN IST ES, MIT SICH SELBST IN HARMONIE ZU SEIN UND AUF SEINE INNERE STIMME ZU HÖREN. DAS ERFORDERT KONZENTRATION UND ENTSCHLOSSENHEIT, VOR ALLEM, DA WIR STÄNDIG ABGELENKT SIND. WER DIESE INNERE KONTROLLE BESITZT, HAT EIN KLARES VERSTÄNDNIS DER ÄUSSEREN WELT. Quote Right
Quote Left A capitalist regime is more likely to produce these narcissistic behaviours in its citizens compared to a socialist country. – Mwanandeke Kindembo Quote Right
Quote Left Vender é contar histórias. Contar histórias, comprar, vender e receber o combinado é manter a magia da vida. Para prosperar fazendo negócios de compra, venda e recebimento basta contar a história e passar para a próxima. Todos nós estamos cheios de histórias que o mundo pode querer ouvir. Quote Right
Quote Left A única diferença entre você e Deus é que você se esqueceu de que é divino. Algumas pessoas nunca têm ideia do mal ao progresso que estão fazendo com “esse esquecimento”, e muitas delas são realmente boas nisso. Tendo sido criados à imagem e semelhança de Deus, ao contrário das árvores ou flores ou do fogo ou da lua, somos plenamente humanos quando amamos, perdoamos e trabalhamos para fazer a cada dia mais e mais de tudo aquilo que em princípio pode parecer impossível Quote Right
Quote Left Quer saber se está a fazer aquilo que ama? Você sabe que está fazendo o que ama quando as noites de sexta, sábado e domingo parecem iguais às noites de segunda. Vou contar um segredo. Fazer algo que você tem paixão nunca torna o trabalho parte disso mais fácil ... Apenas torna menos provável que você desista. Quote Right
Quote Left O segredo da grandeza é simples: faça o seu trabalho melhor do que qualquer outra pessoa ? e continue fazendo isso muito depois que pensar que terminou A pessoa que alcança a grandeza sempre é capaz de duas atitudes. Em primeiro lugar, sempre tem sucesso em tempos de difíceis onde outras pessoas podem falhar. Em segunda posição é a disposição de recomeçar, apesar do fracasso, quando o sucesso parece mais distante. Quote Right
Quote Left Existem apenas duas qualidades em escolher empreender como profissão: uma é que você sempre estará ocupado ou ocupada. A outra qualidade é que nunca importa quanto dinheiro você faça com a sua ocupação, você ainda sempre estará fazendo mais. AH, a outra qualidade é que você fica humilde. Sabe que a cada instante seu dinheiro sai e você precisa cativá-lo para que ele volte. Na verdade, são três as qualidades de escolher empreender como profissão. Quote Right
Quote Left Sempre a Autenticidade e Transparência vale para aquilo que seja autêntico. Em todos os tempos, nos tempos de pandemia, o que nos torna mais fortes e felizes é gastar tempo e dinheiro para viver com autenticidade e transparência e fazer mais. Em resumo aumentado: autenticidade é o alinhamento da cabeça, boca, coração e pés - pensando, dizendo, que sente e faz a mesma coisa - de forma consistente. É isso que dá força e confiança pela qual as pessoas seguidoras devolvem amor e confiança. Quote Right
Quote Left A candle in the dark slowly melts a frozen heart. Quote Right
Quote Left Anyone in this world can say a meaningful thing, it is just that they not prominent and can't shout enough to be recognized and catch attention. Likewise.. What any prominent person can say is nothing new, it is equal to what a dozens of their ordinary followers think they themselves can say or thought. Just they are not prominent but their thought voiced out. Quote Right
Quote Left Irresponsibility can lead to murder, it might not have been mediated or intended, but most bar fights are not meditated or intended. We need you to be cautious on the road at all times. We need vigilante and wise citizens at all times and if you have a drivers license, you have taken an oath to honor the responsibility of that license, which means looking both ways, showing patience, being sober and slow to anger while on the road. Quote Right
Quote Left Only those ones starved of wisdom call themselves as citizens of their countries. Those ones staffed with wisdom are citizens of the world, not nations. Quote Right
Quote Left FAZER O QUE SE INICIA torna as pessoas felizes. Assuma o compromisso: Termine o que iniciou. Preocupe-se com o que estiver fazendo. Execute tudo bem feito. Fica tudo melhor quando fazemos um bom trabalho. Quote Right
Quote Left I refuse to be known as a "senior citizen". I am a "vintage American". Quote Right
Quote Left The courts are more likely to rule with the corrupt police officer over the innocent citizen because of a little thing called deception and that they are all in bed together. Quote Right
Quote Left Zimbabwean politics are in a different dynamic from every other state. Ours is a struggle against for us and in this day we might have failed the battle of elections but have achieved several battles. The struggle continues with every citizen playing their roles in redefining the end game to real freedom and peace Quote Right
Quote Left Good friendship is worth dozens of fortune. Quote Right
Quote Left i am not a patriot because i support the system , rather am i because i do not oppose the regime, i am because i fight for the sovereignty of citizens, the rule of the majority and the protection of the minority Quote Right
Quote Left Children are precious Gift from God. Parents shouldn't ignore these gifts by giving importance to materialist world . They should invest their time, attention for raising them as a Good citizens . Quote Right
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