“Manipulators understand that the most effective power is the kind that goes unnoticed by anyone – until it’s too late and we are trapped.” ~~ Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
“Fashion is merely a way of saying: I belong
to your world. I’m wearing the same uniform as your army, so don’t shoot.” ~~
Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
“People are never satisfied. If they have a
little, they want more. If they have a lot, they want still more. Once they
have more, they wish they could be happy with little, but are incapable of
making the slightest effort in that direction.” ~~
Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
“The Power does not negotiate with anyone,
only with itself.” ~~ Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands
Alone)
“Since time immemorial, men have believed
that being close to something unattainable and mysterious can bring blessings.
That’s why people make pilgrimages to visit gurus and sacred places.” ~~
Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
“Talent is universal gift
but it takes a lot of courage to use it. Don’t be afraid to be the best.” ~~
Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
“At the first sign of indifference or lack of
enthusiasm, take note! The only preventive against this disease is the
realization that the soul suffers, suffers greatly when we force it to love
superficially. The soul loves all things beautiful and deep.” ~~
Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
“People only
give value to a thing if they have at some point, been uncertain as to whether
or not they will get it.” ~~ Paulo Coelho (Book: The
Winner Stands Alone)
“The
celebrity syndrome: When people forget who they are and start to believe what
other people say about them.” ~~ Paulo Coelho (Book: The
Winner Stands Alone)
“Total Power means total slavery.” ~~
Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
“A man’s
dignity isn’t measured by the people he has around him when he’s at the peak of
his success, but by his ability not to forget those who helped him when his
need was greatest. ~~ Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands
Alone)
“All human beings are
different and should take their right to be different to its ultimate
consequences.” ~~ Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands
Alone)
“Everything you know comes
from experience accumulated over long years of work. However, those old
solutions are only of use when applied to old problems. If you want to be
creative try to forget that you have all that experience.” ~~
Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
“Just being alive is bad for
the health. It always ends in death sooner or later.” ~~
Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
“The battles
have more to do with aims and objectives than with the actual fighting. One’s
objective should always remain the same even if the motive behind it may change
over the time.” ~~ Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands
Alone)
"Accumulating love brings luck, accumulating hatred brings disaster. Anyone who stands outside the Door of Problems and fails to recognize, it may well end up leaving it open and allowing tragedies to enter.” ~~ Paulo Coelho (Book: The Winner Stands Alone)
Hope you enjoyed reading this collection of quotes.
