"Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers"

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Source : Paul Wellstone (2001). “The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda”, p.8, Random House

Paul Wellstone

#Dream Quotes #Dreamer Quotes #Sometimes Quotes

“You realize that you habitually thought of Mom when something in your life was not going well, because when you thought of her it was as though something got back on track, and you felt re-energized.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kyung-sook Shin from Mar 02, 2013
“Train your mind the same way youâ€™d train a puppy: Be patient, be consistent, and have some fun along the way.”
“Stars are almost always people that want to make up for their own weaknesses by being loved by the public and I'm no exception to that.”
“Americans will quarrel over how, who, or what to rescue or save, but the idea that the nation ought to be off doing it is challenged only by a few.”
“Improvisation can be either a last resort or an established way of evoking creativity.”

Source : Mary Catherine Bateson (2001). “Composing a Life”, p.4, Grove Press
“Karch inspired his partners, his opponents and the world of volleyball players to be better than they were, to be great... In the end, who could do more for a sport than that?”
“Liar! Liar!" shrieked suddenly from the now open trap door. Miracle Max whirled. "Back, Witch--" he commanded. "I'm not a witch, I'm your wife--" she was advancing on him now, an ancient tiny fury--"and after what you've just done I don't think I want to be that any more--”
“Why do we not exhaust the heritage of the ages, spiritual and material for our immediate pleasure, and let posterity go hang? So far as simple rationality is concerned, self-interest can advance no argument against the appetite of present possessors. Yet within some of us, a voice that is not the demand of self-interest or pure rationality says that we have no right to give ourselves enjoyment at the expense of our ancestors' memory and our descendants' prospects. We hold our present advantages only in trust.”

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