"Nowadays, you cannot be a very Effective political figure without Having a demonstrable sense of humor. People take to it."

-- Robert Orben

#People Quotes #Political Quotes #Sense Of Humor Quotes

“When you get punched, you have to get up.You have no other choice. If you don't, you're not going to grow, you're not going to get better as a player.”
“From this vision of the role of the United Nations in the next century flow three key priorities for the future: eradicating poverty, preventing conflict and promoting democracy.”
“No man has a right to be idle. Where is it that in such a world as this, that health, and leisure, and affluence may not find some ignorance to instruct, some wrong to redress, some want to supply, some misery to alleviate?”
“It sometimes seems to me that the whole course of English history was one of accident, confusion, chance and unintended consequences - there's no real pattern.”

Source : "Peter Ackroyd: 'I just want to tell a story'" by Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2011.
“Conversation's got to have some root in the past, or else you've got to explain every remark you make, an' it wears a person out.”
“We have Jews, Muslims, Hindus, atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, and their own path to grace is one that we have to revere and respect as much as our own”
“The best part of being a pro is being able to travel around the world. I have met so many incredible people and experienced different cultures all through sport.”

Source : Source: www.ptmollie.com
“Honesty is a principle. Service is a principle. Love is a principle. Hard work is a principle. Respect, gratitude, moderation, fairness, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility are principles. There are dozens and dozens more. They are not hard to identify. Just as a compass always points to true north, your heart will recognize true principles....”

Source : Sean Covey (2014). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

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