"I don't think anyone enjoys raising money, but for some reason I seem to have a knack."

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Source : "Profile: Louis Susman, Obama's pick for ambassador to the UK" by Andrew Clark, www.theguardian.com. May 20, 2009.

Louis Susman

#Thinking Quotes #Knack Quotes #Reason Quotes

“There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words. To this chiefly it is owing that we find sects and parties in most branches of science [and politics]; and disputes that are carried on from age to age, without being brought to issue.”
“Everything has it's own vibe. Every song has a different place, I guess, of where and when and what was going on and things of that nature.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“We have reduced sales tax on food. Now we want it eliminated.”
“Are there moments when I see unrequited crushes or ex-boyfriends slow dancing with their dates and kind of want to stab myself in the spleen with a salad fork? Yeah, sure.”
“I guess music, particularly the blues, is the only form of schizophrenia that has organised itself into being both legal and beneficial to society.”
“The reporter wrote with the hope that he would get a by-line in the Times, a testimony to his being alive on that day and all the tomorrows of microfilm”

Source : Gay Talese (2013). “The Kingdom and the Power: Behind the Scenes at The New York Times: The Institution That Influences the World”, p.60, Random House
“I was never named in the early years as having anything to do with the assassination of Malcolm.”
“You must accept responsibility for your actions, but not the credit for your achievements.”

Source : Twitter post from May 30, 2012

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