Sengcan Quotes

Just because you read it in a magazine,
Or see it on a TV screen
Don't make it factual.

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

Move from apathy to action. Aim at becoming better than me. Luck will favour those who are prepared

The Mississippi and its paddle boats, and the rivers of Bengal and their gleaming steamers evoked a similar atmosphere of romance, of long, song-filled voyages, high winds and lonely sunsets.

If it does not grow, even though you are working hard, it is not because of unfavorable circumstances, bad timing, or bad luck. ... of the past has shown, it is during the bad times that the skilled manager lays firm foundations for future growth.

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius; and the feminine situation has up to the present rendered this becoming practically impossible.

If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.

There is nothing difficult about becoming a sage, and nothing false about transcending the world of appearances.

My wife gave birth to a baby girl soon after the Olympics and I named her 'Fatuma' after you.

In each separate thing that you do consider the matters which come first, and those which follow after, and only then approach the thing itself.

It's like a battle, trying to find the right words to say at the right time.

Writings such as commentaries and annotations exist to assist people in becoming sages, but in fact they close the doors to sagehood.

I am so happy, I cannot be contained in the world;
But like a spirit, I am hidden from the eyes of the world.
If the foot of the trees were not tied to earth, they would be pursuing me;
For I have blossomed so much, I am the envy of the gardens.

I know how it's gonna be when I die. It's going to be no noise, you ain't going to hear people screaming. I'mma fade out.

Business itself is now the most powerful force for change in the world today, richer and faster by far than most governments.

?I think we have to look at the fact that during this World Cup, we were coming off back-to-back victories. You can’t ignore the way this program has led (soccer) for over twenty-plus years from one bad result. There’s so much talent in this country.”