Uplifting Quotes and Words

[Jammer]

'When a clown moves in to a palace, he doesn't become king; the palace becomes a circus.'

— Turkish proverb

 

[Luman]

"It's always good to be underestimated."
― Donald Trump

 

[Jammer]

"Do not doubt and do not second guess and don't ever challenge the president of the United States."

— Mike Johnson, sycophant and GOP Speaker of the House, referring to the recent feud between Mr Trump and Mr Musk. If only someone could remind him that that is the JOB of the House and Senate.

 

[Jammer]

"Perhaps the degradation of our rule-of-law regime would happen anyway. But this court's complicity in the creation of a culture of disdain for lower courts, their rulings and the law (as they interpret it) will surely hasten the downfall of our governing institutions, enabling our collective demise."

— Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in her dissent in the recent case about President Trump's executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship.

TL;DR: "enabling our collective demise"…

 

[momus]

Zen quotes:

"One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world." — Dōgen

"When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you." — Lao Tzu

"When thoughts arise, then do all things arise. When thoughts vanish, then do all things vanish." — Huang Po

"Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations." — Alan Watts