"The founding fathers were not only brilliant, they were system builders and systematic thinkers. They came up with comprehensive plans and visions."

-- Ron Chernow

#Father Quotes #Vision Quotes #Systematic Quotes

“My mistake was in ever opening the books.”
“My motto in life is 'if you give 100 per cent then no one can ask any more'.”
“If you're a preacher, you talk for a living, so even if you don't make sense, you learn to make nonsense eloquently.”
“The first time I did a school play was the first time I felt I was good at anything at all. I just loved it.”

Source : "Olivia Colman in Rev". Interview with Polly Vernon, www.theguardian.com. June 19, 2010.
“One day when I was like 9, I heard the Beatles on the radio, and I asked my dad who they were. He told me they were the best band in the world, and I became obsessed. He started giving me their albums in sequential order, and I listened to them - and only them - until I was probably in high school.”

Source : "Actor Lukas Haas dons a hospital gown for MCR clip, works on debut LP" by James Montgomery, www.mtv.com. October 19, 2006.
“There are two kinds of photographers: those who compose pictures and those who take them. The former work in studios. For the latter, the studio is the world... For them, the ordinary doesn't exist: every thing in life is a source of nourishment.”

Source : John Loengard (1987). “Pictures under discussion”, Amphoto Books
“Do your work for six years; but in the seventh, go into solitude or among strangers, so that the memory of your friends does not hinder you from being what you have become.”

Source : "The Voice of the Dolphins: And Other Stories". Book by Leo Szilard, 1961.
“To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful and delightful to live in, was a mark of the Greek spirit which distinguished it from all that had gone before. It is a vital distinction.”

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