Quotes

“When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.” Swami Vivekananda

“As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to God.” Swami Vivekananda

“May He who is the Brahman of the Hindus, the Ahura-Mazda of the Zoroastrians, the Buddha of the Buddhists, the Jehovah of the Jews, the Father in Heaven of the Christians give strength to you to carry out your noble idea.” Swami Vivekananda

“Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.” Swami Vivekananda

“The Vedanta recognizes no sin it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the Vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.” Swami Vivekananda

“The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free.” Swami Vivekananda

“All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.” Swami Vivekananda

“In one word, this ideal is that you are divine.” Swami Vivekananda

“If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.” Swami Vivekananda

“God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life.” Swami Vivekananda

“That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.” Swami Vivekananda

“I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.” Ken Venturi

“Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.” Ken Venturi

“The greatest gift in life is to be remembered.” Ken Venturi

“There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.” Ken Venturi

“People thought I was cocky because I didn't talk much. When I first turned pro, reporters asked me who was going to win. I'd say, 'I am' because it was the easier than giving some long, drawn-out answer.” Ken Venturi

“My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do that.'” Ken Venturi

“Retirement isn't so bad. Give me a tall drink, a plush sofa and a rerun of 'Matlock,' and you can have the rest. Matlock is my hero. He never loses.” Ken Venturi

“I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone.” Ken Venturi

“I began seeing my wife, Kathleen, while I was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.” Ken Venturi

“When my father spoke, it was to say something meaningful.” Ken Venturi

“I couldn't say my own name when I was 12.” Ken Venturi

“My father was a man of few words.” Ken Venturi

“The hardest thing in golf is trying to two-putt when you have to, because your brain isn't wired that way. You're accustomed to trying to make putts, and when you change that mind-set, your brain short-circuits, especially under pressure.” Ken Venturi

“My family was a poor farming family, and we lived under absolute segregation.” Alice Walker

“Propaganda is amazing. People can be led to believe anything.” Alice Walker

“It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get from these older black women, that every soul is to be cherished, that every flower Is to bloom.” Alice Walker

“Some people are painters, and some are ballet dancers, and I'm a writer.” Alice Walker

“I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame.” Alice Walker

“I think that wealthy white people would like to have a country that resembles the Fifties, when all the minorities were tucked away in ghettos and paid in very low wages but on the surface it was very bright and shiny and free and the rest of the world would look on it longingly.” Alice Walker