Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi (Tahir Shah) Quotes
Where does one go in a tremendous city like Calcutta to find insider information? I recalled India's golden rule: do the opposite of what would be normal anywhere else.
Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi
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Rafael Nadal
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Octavia E. Butler
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Frank Miller
The primary threat to nature and people today comes from centralising and monopolising power and control. Not until diversity is made the logic of production will there be a chance for sustainability, justice and peace. Cultivating and conserving diversity is no luxury in our times: it is a survival imperative.
Vandana Shiva
The essence of a person is not the clothing she wears or the things he does. People who love them do not stop loving them when they change clothing or do other things. Your essence is not even your history, culture, race, or what you think and do. It is your soul.
Gary Zukav
You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.
Walt Disney
The first time I lose I drink whiskey, second time I lose I drink gin. Third time I lose I drink anything 'cause I think I'm gonna win.
Ingram Cecil Connor III
The Byrds
Where does one go in a tremendous city like Calcutta to find insider information? I recalled India's golden rule: do the opposite of what would be normal anywhere else.
Sayyid Tahir al-Hashimi
