"In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations."

-- Roy Barnes

#Years Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“The only thing more difficult than persuading someone else to start having sex with you is persuading yourself to stop.”

Source : "The Biology of Luck". Book by Jacob Appel, 2013.
“Mistakes can't be erased, but they move you from your present position.”
“Lucky people create, notice and act upon the chance opportunities in their lives. Being in the right place at the right time is actually all about being in the right state of mind.”
“To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy.”
“Things that are unsightly: birthmarks, infidelity, strangers in one's kitchen. Too much sunlight. Stitches. Missing teeth. Overlong guests.”
“If a vacuum cleaner salesman rings your front door, he will be selling HIMSELF first. The vacuum cleaner is secondary.”
“A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold.”

Source : John Lothrop Motley (1856). “The Rise of the Dutch Republic: In three volumes”, p.30
“The ruling classes today nourish the conviction that national hatreds and rivalries are inevitable.”

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