"Worldwide, the twentieth century has seen the rise of extraordinary concentrations of economic and political power - evoking the people as the source of power while simultaneously privatizing its most meaningful exercise. Democracy always seems to be at least slightly elusive under such conditions."

-- Thomas L. Dumm

#Meaningful Quotes #Exercise Quotes #People Quotes

“Being a winner is more than getting a first place trophy, it is acting like the effort was an honour and the trophy is just a decoration.”
“A team that thinks it's going to lose is going to lose.”
“The Lord commonly gives riches to foolish people, to whom he gives nothing else.”
“Your life isn't out of control. It's expanded.”
“...convince all nuclear powers, including those which have been more reluctant up to now, of the necessity to respect the "vital interests" of all peoples and to become fully aware of the profound truth of the following conclusion which the United Nations approved by unanimity four years ago: "Mankind is confronted with a choice: we must halt the arms race and proceed to disarmament or face annihilation".”
“I took cooking classes when I was younger; girls weren't interested in me, and I thought I may be alone for the rest of my life.”
“Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, inciting at once to work and rest!”
“One day, though, I was asked if I'd like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator.”

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