135 Quotes by Louis Yako

The whole concept of “competition” needs to be revisited. In my view, competition and wisdom are two different paths that will never intersect ... we need to seek wisdom rather than playing games and politics against our peers to get status and power.

Shattering” is a good thing when illusions and misconceptions are what gets shattered.

Why are we so afraid of confronting ourselves? Why do we always use the loud noises of the outside world to mute what our inner voice is trying to tell us?

On my right side there was a young couple making out in public. On my left side an old woman was staring at the young couple maliciously, either wishing she was part of it, or mocking the whole ‘lovemaking’ scene as a grand project of separation.

After everything I have experienced in Iraq over the years, there is hardly any disaster that can take me by surprise...Not even death itself will get the pleasure of taking me by surprise at this point.

Oh, Mother Earth, I can only imagine how you feel having to deal with the misfortune of being inhabited by us humans.

[M]ost American workplaces operate in ways that make it almost impossible for anyone to speak truth to power or challenge the status quo and be able to thrive or advance in their career. 'If you dare to open your mouth, you basically ruin your career,' is one of the most common lines I hear from people when I ask them about what usually stops them from saying or doing what they see as the right thing to do.

Like a scared childsinging to himself in the dark,most people sooth themselvesWith the worn-out phrase:'Life goes on…'without being able to remember anymoreWhy should it go on?Few are those who dare to ask:How could life go on under such lifeless conditions?

They say: there is time for love and time for death...I say: we don't realize it's time for loveUntil it is almost time to die...