{"quotes":[{"text":"On Ryukyu islands, the expert Kara-te practitioners, used their skills to subdue, control and generally teach bullies A lesson, rather than severely injure or kill their attackers. They knew full well the consequences of their actions and the trail of blood and retribution that would ensue.","author":"Soke Behzad Ahmadi","tags":["attacker","avenge","blood","budoka","bully","bushido","chin-na","consequences-life-lessons","control","culture","expert","familiarity-and-attitude","families","folklore","grapplinf-tudi","history","injury","karate","kenpo","kill","killing","kin","martial-arts","master","opportunity","people","pkinawa","punching","quotes","reaction","ryukyu","seize","sensei","shinshii","shorinjiryu","teach-a-lesson","technique","torite","warrior"],"id":1327,"author_id":"Soke+Behzad+Ahmadi"},{"text":"They that live at the source of a great river shall always take the great river for granted but they that live at the estuary of the great river shall always watch the great river in awe and admiration!","author":"Ernest Agyemang Yeboah","tags":["close-friendship","dignity","dignity","familiarity","familiarity-and-attitude","lessons-of-life","love","respecting-others-dignity","taking-people-for-granted"],"id":98544,"author_id":"Ernest+Agyemang+Yeboah"},{"text":"...Reflection can transform something familiar.","author":"Diane L. Dunton","tags":["familiar","familiarity-and-attitude","reflection","reflection-on-life","reflection","transformation","transformation"],"id":144321,"author_id":"Diane+L.+Dunton"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":3,"pages":1}}