"All cities have one key resource: the special abilities of the people who live in them. You just have to find out what they are. In the Australian city of Adelaide, for example, which is overshadowed by Sydney and Melbourne, I discovered a number of experts in the penal system. I advised them to work with these special skills."

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Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

Charles Landry

#Keys Quotes #Skills Quotes #Cities Quotes

“Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go.”
“Even though a number of people have tried, no one has yet found a way to drink for a living.”
“Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt, And every grin so merry draws one out.”

Source : "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations" by John Bartlett, 10th ed., 1919.
“Writing for publication is an art, a craft, and a business, so you need to develop skill sets in multiple areas. You need to learn how to be a marketer just as much as you need to get past your influences and develop your unique prose voice. And you can't do it alone. You need a strong emotional support system to help cope with the frustrations and setbacks.”
“Fear nothing! Have peace until the morning! Heed no nightly noises!”
“From the Book of Mormon come other precious promises, including promises of peace, freedom, and blessings if we 'will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ' (Ether 2:12).”
“When you're missing your two front teeth, that's honesty. That is a door to your oral history. You're not covering anything up. You're saying, 'Hey world, I'm missing my front teeth. I'm gross; I'm dirty; I'm poor. I clearly have no problem with public urination and eating garbage. Don't come near me, I'll gum you to death!”
“It's a great day to be alive. I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes.”

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