"Gradually the magic of the island [Corfu] settled over us as gently and clingingly as pollen."

-- Gerald Durrell

#Islands Quotes #Magic Quotes #Pollen Quotes

“Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes.”
“I'm a stage actor, and we never get to see our performances.”

Source : "Is this it?". Interview with Adrian Lobb, www.theguardian.com. May 1, 2009.
“It is better to be making the news than taking it, to be an actor rather than a critic.”
“I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a child from any background to a lifetime of creativity and accomplishment.”
“The layering of sound is by no means a two-dimensional process. Even though I've been doing it for a number of years, the diversity of it is so intriguing. It's a bit like traveling across the water. Though you may have done it time and time again it always hits you in a different way.”
“At my hotel room, my friend came over and asked to use the phone. I said Certainly. He said Do I need to dial 9 I say Yeah. Especially if it's in the number. You can try four and five back to back real quick.”
“We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens, to serve our fellow human beings.”
“There are things so deeply personal that they can be revealed only to strangers.”

Source : Richard Rodriguez (2004). “Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez”, p.200, Bantam

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