"We've looked for the constitution to be a national pact, and the perception now is that it's not."

-- George W. Casey, Jr.

#Perception Quotes #Constitution Quotes #Pact Quotes

“A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.”
“As an academic, this was not the lifestyle I had planned for myself. Now I see myself everywhere.”
“It's a big game tomorrow, obviously, quarter finals. I think that whenever you play the Russians you always get up for it, and tomorrow is going to be even that much bigger, the quarter finals.”
“My first vivid memory is...when first I looked into her face and she looked into mine. That I do remember, and that exchanging looks I have carried with me all of my life. We recognized each other. I was her child and she was my mother.”
“I am not an enthusiast for diversity of opinion where facts are concerned.”
“An idea is like a play. It needs a good producer and a good promoter even if it is a masterpiece. Otherwise the play may never open; or it may open but, for a lack of an audience, close after a week. Similarly, an idea will not move from the fringes to the mainstream simply because it is good; it must be skillfully marketed before it will actually shift people's perceptions and behavior.”
“Everybody's trying to leave their mark on the world. That's why there's graffiti and babies.”
“You know that you are a teacher when you spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.”

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