"For members of a traditional society where many traditions have been discredited, an interest in modernity can result in a restless sophistication. Mehmet Ertegun seems not to have been a restless man."

-- George W. S. Trow

#Men Quotes #Tradition Quotes #Restless Quotes

“As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I've been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years.”
“The world cannot continue to wage war like physical giants and to seek peace like intellectual pygmies”
“I never wanted to sound clean and pretty. I always wanted to have kind of a certain natural quality to my voice, and I wish it were more rough than it is.”

Source : "Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Doesn't Want To Sound 'Clean And Pretty'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 1, 2016.
“The biggest gap in your life is between what you know and what you do.”

Source : FaceBook post by Bob Proctor from Apr 08, 2017
“What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.”
“Prostitution will always exist in every society, so I believe in a fair trade. Open the doors for women to earn their money without having pimps. The worst thing is to criminalize it, because then you open the doors for pimps, criminals, and trading.”
“Pictures are the idea in visual or pictorial form; and the idea has to be legible, both in the individual picture and in the collective context - which presupposes, of course, that words are used to convey information about the idea and the context. However, none of this means that pictures function as illustrations of an idea: ultimately, they are the idea. Nor is the verbal formulation of the idea a translation of the visual: it simply bears a certain resemblance to the meaning of the idea. It is an interpretation, literally a reflection.”
“I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.”

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