Julian Baggini Quotes About Opportunity

Quotes about: Opportunity

• Many people are never happier than when they get the opportunity to complain, while others are deeply unhappy with how things are but just accept the fact. Complaint occurs when we refuse to accept that things are wrong and we do something about it, even if that something is simply articulating our unease.

  Julian Baggini

  Opportunity, People, Unhappy

  "For God's sake, start moaning" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. December 06, 2007.

• Prayer provides an opportunity to remind oneself of how one should be living, our responsibilities to others, our own failings, and our relative good fortune, should we have it. This is, I think, a pretty worthwhile practice and it is not something you can only do if you believe you are talking to an unseen creator.

  Julian Baggini

  Prayer, Believe, Responsibility

  "You don't have to be religious to pray ... but it helps" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. January 12, 2012.

• We can take suffering to be an opportunity to learn and to grow. But if we are honest, we should remember that this is making the best of a bad job, and that minimising suffering takes priority over optimising its outcome.

  Julian Baggini

  Jobs, Opportunity, Priorities

  "An unequivocal 'no'" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2010.

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