"I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world."

-- Paul Keating

#Thinking Quotes #Events Quotes #World Quotes

“Being a good example is the best form of service.”
“If my body dies, let my body die, but do not let my country die.”
“There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.”
“Some explanations of a crime are not explanations: they're part of the crime.”
“Frequently, I have been asked if an experiment I have planned is pure or applied science; to me it is more important to know if the experiment will yield new and probably enduring knowledge about nature. If it is likely to yield such knowledge, it is, in my opinion, good fundamental research; and this is more important than whether the motivation is purely aesthetic satisfaction on the part of the experimenter on the one hand or the improvement of the stability of a high-power transistor on the other.”
“It's solitary drinking that makes drunkards.”

Source : Nathanael West (2009). “Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust”, p.51, New Directions Publishing
“I was a guy back in the Eighties who was one movie away from a huge career, which at that time didn't happen. In the Nineties, I worked a lot, but it was kind of, 'Get out there and dig and find things.' Then I guess 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven' were referred to as my comeback.”
“People need to realise what real happiness and success is, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next.”

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