"Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress."

-- Mac Thornberry

#Growth Quotes #Progress Quotes #Quality Quotes

“When politicians start talking about large groups of their fellow Americans as 'enemies,' it's time for a quiet stir of alertness. Polarizing people is a good way to win an election, and also a good way to wreck a country.”

Source : Molly Ivins (2010). “You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You”, p.141, Vintage
“There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.”

Source : Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1833). “The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Collected by Thomas Moore ... A New Edition ... With a Biographical Sketch”, p.177
“... [I]nfectious disease is merely a disagreeable instance of a widely prevalent tendency of all living creatures to save themselves the bother of building, by their own efforts, the things they require. Whenever they find it possible to take advantage of the constructive labors of others, this is the path of least resistance. The plant does the work with its roots and its green leaves. The cow eats the plant. Man eats both of them; and bacteria (or investment bankers) eat the man. ...”
“TV and film both attract me equally. In both, you do search for a role that would be enjoyable to do, that has a great storyline and then, secondly, you look at the cast and the crew - are they respectable? How I look at it is my character - has the character got enough substance? It can't just be a one faced character, which is there to fill a gap. He has to have a purpose, so if it ticks all of those boxes then generally it's a good choice.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“The willingness to learn new skills is very high.”
“We must generate courage equal to the size of the difficulties we face.”
“I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I'd rather make the cut in the Crosby than win another Oscar.”

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