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Turmoil
THOUGHTS
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“A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself.”
“Evolution is the floating bridge on turbulent waters.Any time an organization misses a change step, it will face extinction.”
—Chinua Achebe “Every breathing soul longs to overcome.”
—Sukant Ratnakar “When you go in search of honey, you must expect to be stung by bees.”
—Ted Dekker “I was like you once, he added—in love with turbulence.”
—Joseph Joubert “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have tribulation. But take heart—I have overcome the world.”
—Louise Glück “It’s astonishing how much trouble one can get oneself into, if one works at it.” —Neil Gaiman “As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.” —Alan Watts “The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”
Pelé
“About me all goes really silent, from time to time, whereas for the righteous the tumult of the world never stops.” —Samuel Beckett “ The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small.”
“Improbable as it may be, the day still has a few indignities left.” —Colson Whitehead “There never is any escape from difficulties, never. They have to be faced and fought.” —Enid Blyton
—Pelé
—Lao Tzu
“I got my heart’s desire, and there my troubles began.”
“I don’t damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much.”
“History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes.”
—Lev Grossman
—James Patterson
—Paul Eldridge
F O R B E S M I D D L E E A S T.C O M
—John 16:33
FINAL THOUGHT “If you can’t stand punishment, you wouldn’t be able to stand success.” — B.C. Forbes
MARCH 2022
