"A plan is an example of what could happen, not a prediction of what will happen."

-- Kent Beck

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“The tragedy of all political action is that some problems have no solution; none of the alternatives are intellectually consistent or morally uncompromising; and whatever decision is taken will harm somebody.”

Source : James Joll (1960). “Intellectuals in politics: three biographical essays”
“I don't have a philosophy of caricature. I'm not even sure I am a caricaturist, in the strictest sense of the word - I don't really exaggerate much. For a while, recently, I was thinking of attempting a reverse-caricature of Donald Trump; he certainly already appears to be a caricature of himself. I wondered about de-caricaturizing him, scaling back his whole face and hair and visual excess, and attempting to shed light on him that way.”

Source : Source: www.politico.com
“The Euro is a conquest of sovereignty. It gives us a margin of manoeuvre. Its a tool to help us master globalisation and help us resist irrational shifts in the market.”
“The real threat to reading isnâ€™t the time we spend hanging out, itâ€™s the time we spend online.”
“I myself am a very nonviolent person and only resort to violence when I absolutely have to.”

Source : Interview with Jasper Anson, www.askmen.com.
“When youâ€™re taking the country through difficult times and difficult decisions youâ€™ve got to take the country with you. That means permanently trying to make the argument that what youâ€™re doing is fair and seen to be fair.”
“No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.”
“I've worked too hard all my life to have my kids control my life.”

Source : "'Sopranos' star discusses his 'Big Daddy' rules on raising daughters" by Nicki Gostin, www.foxnews.com. May 15, 2013.

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