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By aiming for paradise, we lose sight of earth. Hope of a beyond and aspiration to an afterlife engender a sense of futility in the present. If the prospect of getting taken up to paradise generates joy, it is the mindless joy of a baby picked up from his crib. Michel Onfray
afterlife soul gauges
Not one of our mortal gauges is suitable for evaluating non-existence, for making judgments about that which is not a person. Anton Chekhov
afterlife people over-you
Politicians will promise some pretty ridiculous things. They will promise a chicken in every pot. They'll promise that they'll keep Social Security solvent. They'll promise drugs for old people. They'll promise lots of stuff. But it doesn't come near the kind of promises that religion makes. The Mormons promise that if you're good while you're on Earth, you get to rule over your own planet in the afterlife. Now, there's an entitlement that goes a little bit beyond prescription drugs for old people. Bill Maher
afterlife age get-better
I've watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me. Bonnie Raitt
afterlife judgment protect
I wasn't getting the responses I hoped for. You can't protect yourself from other judgments. Charlotte Gainsbourg
afterlife profound funny-graduation
... I could have said something profound, but you would have forgotten it in 15 minutes - which is the afterlife of a graduation speech. Art Buchwald
afterlife gold purses
On recovering my senses, I hastened to quit a place where I hoped there was nothing further to detain me. I first filled my pockets with gold, then fastened the strings of the purse round my neck, and concealed it in my bosom. Adelbert von Chamisso
afterlife leader failing
Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails. Abu Bakar Bashir
afterlife alive mines
We all waited on an afterlife. Only I planned to be alive for mine. Amanda Lindhout
leadership great-leader stage
The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects. Charles de Gaulle
leadership men endeavor
Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
leadership men importance
Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
leadership inspiration elements
A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
leadership death witty
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
leadership hope encouragement
Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm. Charles Caleb Colton
leadership steps arrogant
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us. Charles Stanley
leadership decision benefits
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation. Alan Autry
leadership sports winning
So what if I never win my fifth gold medal; It's only one end of the string. It's competing that matters. It's proving that there is a place for guys like me in sports. It's a persona challenge to extend myself. Al Oerter
failing
How lazily "xperts" dismiss what they fail to understand! David Mitchell
failing managers ifs
If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail. Mark Cuban
failing excellent projects
Learning that you have stamina is an excellent thing to know. If a project fails, I know I can pick myself up. Eddie Izzard
failing
Everyone fails. Everyone is constantly failing. It is all part of life, and especially this job of being an actor. Diego Klattenhoff
failing cigarette score
Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score. Earl Weaver
failing preparing-to-fail preparing
The one who fails to prepare is preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin
failing danger
The GSEs are adequately capitalized. They are in no danger of failing. Ben Bernanke
failing faltering
I love faltering. I love, in a sense, coming up short. Because you learn nothing from success. You learn so much from failing. Charlie Trotter
failing fox news
We're failing when it comes to controlling spending, ... Fox News Sunday. Lindsey Graham