"My purpose at that time was to expand my experience of the world and to immerse myself as deeply as I could in powerful events that I thought would begin to help me understand the world, and myself, in larger ways. Looking back, it's difficult to imagine my life without the Congo now."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Anjan Sundaram

#Powerful Quotes #Purpose Quotes #World Quotes

“Please don't retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them.”

Source : "Philip French's screen legends" by Philip French, www.theguardian.com. April 19, 2008.
“In no state in America is it legal for a landlord to demand their tenants lead a "healthy lifestyle" in order to rent property.”
“I work on all parts of my painting at once, improving it very gently until I find that the effect is complete.”
“People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the sports press - no matter how much evidence you present them to the contrary they will continue to think that what they think is right.”
“It's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways.”

Source : "Then & Now: Corazon Aquino", www.cnn.com. September 19, 2005.
“This company doesn't pay anybody. Only customers can do that. The company merely handles the money.”
“I can't think of a better model for Haiti rebuilding than Rwanda.”
“The color palette grew as the story progressed. The 1920's sharecroppers were muted and neutrals, the 30's and 40's introduced burgundy to the neutral palette. The 1950's introduced green, black and denim blue, the 1960's introduced orange and heavier more saturated color, the 1970's introduced more primaries, and the fashion palette became more recognizable as a contemporary one from there.”

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