"Think about last time you were broke ... now how well did it go with spending your way out of it? Did that work?"

-- P. J. O'Rourke

#Thinking Quotes #Way Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“Happiness doesn't lie in conspicuous consumption and the relentless amassing of useless crap. Happiness lies in the person sitting beside you and your ability to talk to them. Happiness is clear-headed human interaction and empathy. Happiness is home. And home is not a house-home is a mythological conceit. It is a state of mind. A place of communion and unconditional love. It is where, when you cross its threshold, you finally feel at peace.”
“But I always liked the fact that you get these totally unacceptable images, but they're taken by a really expensive photographer, with great light, and in terms of the quality of the photograph it's a great photograph, but in terms of imagery it's unacceptable, and I like that contradiction.”
“I love imaginative representations of a possible near-future, where you look at the technology and you think, "Well, yeah, that could really nearly be true." I like those kinds of backgrounds.”
“I'm getting a little tired of everybody quoting Ronald Reagan.”
“We're normal people. Don't be scared because we are in a chair. People don't understand that. They think, 'Oh, a wheelchair, something's wrong with their heads, something's just not right.' Well yeah, we may be a little twisted, but no more than anyone else.”
“To become a courageous leader, you must realize that accepting responsibility is not optional - it's mandatory.”

Source : David Cottrell, Eric Lee Harvey (2004). “Leadership Courage: Leadership Strategies for Individual and Organizational Success”, p.17, The Walk The Talk Company
“Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.”
“You know, the country is basically peaceful.”

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