George Hackenschmidt Quotes

#1. Man is a creature of light and air, and I should therefore recommend little or no clothing when training.

George Hackenschmidt

#2. Health can never be divorced from strength.

George Hackenschmidt

#3. It is my observation that all human hearts are the same and that their ultimate desire is also the same. This soul wants happiness, perfect and pure happiness, because only then will all desires end. As long as desire exists misery exists, because with desire there can be no peace.

Rajneesh

#4. One ought to avoid all unnecessary worry and exciting thoughts, and to cultivate a firm tranquility of mind. Melancholy reflections will in no way influence fate, whereas one may weaken the constitution by the waste of energy while indulging in them.

George Hackenschmidt

#5. A laser is a weak source of energy. A laser takes [only] a few watts of energy and focuses them in a coherent stream of light. But with a laser, you can drill a hole in a diamond or wipe out cancer.

Al Ries

#6. Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Abraham Lincoln

#7. I'm not entirely sure why I write.

Sarah MacLean

#8. The purest natural food for human beings would be fresh, uncooked food and nuts. A fare which consists of three-quarters of vegetable food and one-quarter meat would appear to be the most satisfactory.

George Hackenschmidt

#9. The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

Herbert Spencer

#10. War is a foolish, childish, animalistic, unthinking, unintelligent way of trying to accomplish a purpose.

Jayne Mansfield

#11. Violent movements attract thugs and firebrands who enjoy the mayhem. Violent tactics provide a pretext for retaliation by the enemy and alienate third parties who might otherwise support the movement.

Steven Pinker

#12. He ate and drank the precious Words, his Spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, nor that his frame was Dust.

Emily Dickinson

#13. Promising too much can be as cruel as caring too little.

William J. Clinton

#14. Perhaps creating something is nothing but an act of profound remembrance.

Rainer Maria Rilke

#15. I consider myself West African, among other cultural identities, and a writer, among other creative ones.

Taiye Selasi