{"quotes":[{"text":"I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, nor did I have access to information like you do today via the internet. I had to learn everything the hard way. And I had to become a scientist the old-fashioned way, which is, not through academia, but through trial and error. And my hardship opened up unforeseen gateways of perception in my mind. And through these gateways, today the whole world is able to see its inner self.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["braveheart","character","character-building","courage","courageous","faith-in-the-self","inspiring","leadership","life-lesson","motivational","neuroscience","perception","philosopher","purpose-of-life","pursuit-of-passion","scientist","self-awareness","self-realization","thinker"],"id":5466,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"The sixth gift is Joy. May it keep your heart open and filled with light.","author":"Charlene Costanzo","tags":["blessing","character-building","heart","inspiration","joy"],"id":14045,"author_id":"Charlene+Costanzo"},{"text":"I have lost and loved and won and cried myself to the person I am today.","author":"Charlotte Eriksson","tags":["becoming","character-building","growing-up","heartbreak","learning-by-doing","life","living","love"],"id":17101,"author_id":"Charlotte+Eriksson"},{"text":"The fourth gift is Compassion. May you be gentle with yourself and others. May you forgive those who hurt you and yourself when you make mistakes.","author":"Charlene Costanzo","tags":["blessing","character-building","compassion","forgiveness","inspiration"],"id":23831,"author_id":"Charlene+Costanzo"},{"text":"Let your child be the torch of truth and they shall shine over the entirety of the human society brightening even the darkest corners.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["babies","braveheart","character-building","child-psychology","children","courageous","parenthood","parenting","parenting-101","parenting-advice","parenting-children","parenting-teenagers","parents","parents-advice","parents-and-children","parents-and-responsibility","parents-and-teenagers","parents","parents-responsibility","raising-a-child","raising-children","raising-kids","service-of-humanity","service-to-others","strength-of-character","strength-of-mind","truth","truthful","words-of-wisdom"],"id":30634,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"The purpose of education should ultimately be the advancement of the species. And for this to actually happen, the world needs the kind of education by means of which character is formed, strength of the mind is increased and the human intellect is expanded beyond its own limits.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["brainy","character-building","cognitive-science","education","educational-philosophy","educational","fundamentalism","indoctrination","indoctrination","knowledge","knowledge-wisdom","pearls-of-wisdom","perception","philosophy","philosophy-of-science","philosophy","science-of-mind","wise","wise-words","words-of-wisdom"],"id":35710,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art, but in the development of character.","author":"David O. McKay","tags":["character-building","education","ethics","mentoring"],"id":38454,"author_id":"David+O.+McKay"},{"text":"Once your character is poured with vigor and your attitude radiates confidence, there is no power in any external force to have any form of authority over you.","author":"Abhijit Naskar","tags":["achievement","attitude","brainy","bravery","character","character-building","courage","feminism","humanism","identity","inspirational","inspiring","leader","leadership","life","passion","pursuit-of-passion","self-awareness","self-image","self-love","self-motivation","self-realization","social-psychology","society","success","truth"],"id":50691,"author_id":"Abhijit+Naskar"},{"text":"The first gift is Strength. May you remember to call upon it whenever you need it.","author":"Charlene Costanzo","tags":["blessing","character-building","inner-strength","inspiration","strength"],"id":58489,"author_id":"Charlene+Costanzo"},{"text":"Fateful encounters with a cruel world reveal our character. No human is immune from heartbreaking loss. Regardless of our socioeconomic status, eventually everybody shall suffer a grievous personal loss, a body blow that inflicts pain of inexpressible magnitude.","author":"Kilroy J. Oldster","tags":["character","character-building","character-development","character","suffering","suffering-life","suffering-of-humanity","suffering"],"id":81315,"author_id":"Kilroy+J.+Oldster"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":86,"pages":9,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}